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Originally Posted by Tucson4runner
Hey guys,
As the title states, I want to get my wife a taser. She has a new job that has her working into the night and when she leaves she will be the only person at the office. I just want something easy to use and compact. I've read some mixed reviews about the axon tasers the police use, Seems half the time they fail to actually subdue the person. If anyone has any personal experience with a particular brand or any insight on where I should look it would be much appreciated
Thanks.
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Are you looking for a "stun gun" or a taser?
A stun gun is device with two fixed prongs that requires direct contact. Cheap ones are useless and ones that actually work are most likely outside the legal limits.
Tasers, OTOH, fire two leads and don't require direct contact (but the leads need direct skin contact) and ones that work are prohibitively expensive.
Both types also require extensive training or else these "non-lethal" weapons become lethal or useless.
I'd recommend either pepper spray (with training) or a high intensity flashlight/strobe.
If you get pepper spray, either get a big can (easy to find and grab in a purse) or a keychain one IF she will have the keys in her hand.
Part of proper training for both stun guns/tasers and pepper is to be exposed to the effects - is she prepared to do that?