Stun Gun Articles and Information

     Stun Guns are electronic devices that disable an assailant with as much as 200,000 volts of pulsed electrical current.  When used properly they are effective in putting a large man on the ground in seconds and disabling him for half an hour or more.

Stun guns are not actually guns of course.  They don't shoot anything.  The stun gun has two electrodes that protrude from the end of the device.  These are pressed against the assailant and the trigger is pulled.  This causes a high voltage, low amperage current to go from the electrodes through the assailants clothes into his body.  The pulsed current causes muscles to work super fast, depleting them of needed blood sugars.  The entire process takes only a few seconds and is very painful.  Once the assailant is hit with the voltage the muscles refuse to work and he's disabled.  This gives the victim time to escape and get help.

     Many people have misconceptions about electricity in general and stun guns in particular.  Stun guns will not permanently injure or kill anyone regardless of the voltage.  Voltage ranges from 50,000 to 200,000 volts.  While the higher voltage models disable a person faster and are far more intimidating, they are anymore likely to injure someone or cause an assailant to have a heart attack, even if they have a heart condition.

Another question frequently asked is whether they can be shocked if the assailant is holding onto them whey they use the stun gun.  The answer is definitely no.  The electrical charge coming from the stun gun is "used up" in the muscle tissue of the assailant and simply doesn't have enough power to come back out of his body and into the victim.  The only time a user might be shocked is if the device is soaking we or the trigger is pulled accidentally.

Stun guns come in three basic styles.  The "mini" stun gun is usually about four inches long

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