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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by GWbiker:
Why not consider a short barrel .38 spl "J frame".

Better than a Stun gun or Taser or whistle or punch in the Adams apple or kick in the nuts..

Because my wife wants to buy this for her mother and sister. They live in FRANCE.

Relax man, seven posts is way too much reading, ain't nobody got time for dat.

Well, you gonna' help him out?

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
VIPERTEK VTS-979 - 53 Billion Stun Gun

53 Billion of what, I wonder?

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Originally posted by Ronin101:
Good way to get yourself killed. Stun guns cause pain. possibly allowing the bad guy to let go and give you a chance to get away. Unfortuatelely it will also piss the bad guy off and probably escalate force.

I would get an actual taser that will cause motor dysfunction. ie muscles lock up. better chance of making an escape!!!!

After watching a bunch of 'PoliceActivity' YouTube videos, I'm starting to wonder why police even bother with tasers. A lot of those resisting folks seem impervious to electricity.

Back years ago when I was going through training, whenever I was getting zapped, it locked my butt up with a quickness.

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Originally posted by joel9507:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
VIPERTEK VTS-979 - 53 Billion Stun Gun

53 Billion of what, I wonder?

That’s even more than McDonalds has served

Last weekend I saw something at the Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 22nd anniversary, and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Taser. The consequences of the Taser were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse effects on her assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety.... WAY TOO COOL!

Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two triple-A batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time, I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. Awesome!!!

Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to wife what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.

Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right?!!!

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, Taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water.

Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.

All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5 inches long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference -- pretty cute, really -- and loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries, thinking to myself, "No possible way!"

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.....

I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as if to say, "Don't do it, master," reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad.... I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION!!!

I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, and then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs. The cat was standing over me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking my face.

Note: If you ever feel compelled to "mug" yourself with a Taser, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A three-second burst would be considered conservative.

A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up, and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they get up there???

My triceps, right thigh, were still burning and twitching. My face felt as if it had been shot up with Novocain and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs.

Still in shock

^^^^ Hmmmm.... Note to self: Don't goose yourself with electrical discharge devices.
Thanks, LS1.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by GrumpyBiker:
I like my stun gun.
The snap of electricity & smell of Ozone ....
It’s a nice visual deterrent.

Do you have a particular model that you like?

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Sabre makes a nice one & Amazon sells them.
It is a pain compliance / deterrence but every situation does not call for deadly force & Europe is incredibly picky about use of force.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
^^^^ Hmmmm.... Note to self: Don't goose yourself with electrical discharge devices.
Thanks, LS1.

EVERY TIME I read that I am nearly in tears less than half-way through.

I don't know how accurate this is, but this site says that you can't ship stun guns or tasers internationally.

https://www.myus.com/benefits/...s-help/restrictions/

So I don't think you could send one to her. May be able to buy one there, but I don't know.

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
The cat was standing over me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking my face.

I suspect the meowing sounds were Cat-speak for "Thanks for not trying that out on me!"

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Originally posted by 46and2:
I haven't tried a stun gun. I usually go with apologizing or flowers.

You and I think alike. I was thinking, why would a stun gun be different if used on a man versus a woman. Lower voltage to be used on a woman?

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Originally posted by JPD217:
I don't know how accurate this is, but this site says that you can't ship stun guns or tasers internationally.

https://www.myus.com/benefits/...s-help/restrictions/

So I don't think you could send one to her. May be able to buy one there, but I don't know.

We won't be shipping them (if we actually decide to buy any); we'll be buying them here and then bringing them with us when we go to France next month.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

We won't be shipping them (if we actually decide to buy any); we'll be buying them here and then bringing them with us when we go to France next month.

Will thee be a problem with French Customs?

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

We won't be shipping them (if we actually decide to buy any); we'll be buying them here and then bringing them with us when we go to France next month.

Will thee be a problem with French Customs?

He's planning to donate them to the French Customs team upon arrival.

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Originally posted by ARMT Guy:

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Originally posted by Ronin101:
Good way to get yourself killed. Stun guns cause pain. possibly allowing the bad guy to let go and give you a chance to get away. Unfortuatelely it will also piss the bad guy off and probably escalate force.

I would get an actual taser that will cause motor dysfunction. ie muscles lock up. better chance of making an escape!!!!

After watching a bunch of 'PoliceActivity' YouTube videos, I'm starting to wonder why police even bother with tasers. A lot of those resisting folks seem impervious to electricity.

Back years ago when I was going through training, whenever I was getting zapped, it locked my butt up with a quickness.

Lucky those things don't unlock anything !

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

We won't be shipping them (if we actually decide to buy any); we'll be buying them here and then bringing them with us when we go to France next month.

Will thee be a problem with French Customs?

Perhaps. But that's why I plan on packing them in my wife's suitcase...

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Originally posted by 1967Goat:

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Originally posted by 46and2:
I haven't tried a stun gun. I usually go with apologizing or flowers.

You and I think alike. I was thinking, why would a stun gun be different if used on a man versus a woman. Lower voltage to be used on a woman?

Easy, you just don't lead 'em so much

Stun guns don't work. We used to play with one on eachother when we had too many drinks.

A taser is a different story and most people think they are both the same.