Stun Guns and the Art of Self Defense

The thought of being attacked by someone or a group of wild individuals wielding knives and other home made weapons is scary as anything and those of us who have been through such an experience know better to be prepared than to put ourselves in such a vulnerable situation any more. So you would have now purchased your personal protection gear - a pepper spray, stun gun, Taser or what not? But the best time to go in for such a purchase is the first time ever that the feeling crosses your mind as being potentially vulnerable to be made a victim of someone's violent behavior, sexual urges, or mugging for money and valuables, or feeling stalked or under the compulsion to walk home through an unfriendly neighborhood during odd hours.

It does not matter whether you are a man or a woman. Under certain threatening situations, the level of vulnerability faced by both the sexes do not differ much. So having a self defense strategy to tackle a possible attacker is a must when you feel threatened. There is increased incidence of attempted rape, racial violence, robbery and purse snatching, during the after office and party hours. And that is the best time to raise your guard against potential danger. Whether it is a drunken stranger on the road or a colleague misbehaving during the free-lift-home, a stun gun can help keep them off you while you create the time to call for help.

College students usually fall victim to hazing and date rape which could lead to traumatic after effects. Irrespective of you being a student in a campus or office going or a sales executive or a single mother or a home maker, no matter if similar threats in the past have been inconsequential; it always helps to have something handy - like for example a stun gun. A relatively cheap expense compared to hospital bills, scars, and emotional trauma after an attack.

Stun guns are powerful enough to temporarily disable a person, giving you just enough time to scramble for an escape or look around for one. What happens after you press the trigger is that the offender's central nervous system gets a sudden overload of electric energy which paralyses all other systems for a few seconds. It works on the principle of delivering a high voltage of electric current at low amperage so as to stun the person for a few seconds at a time and cause no physical damage after the initial shock subsides. That way it is a harmless yet life saving tool of self defense that you should have access to.

Stun guns are available across a wide variety of sizes, shapes and prices which goes up with the increase in voltage delivery. Stun guns are now available cleanly disguised to resemble a lipstick, cell phone, torch, pen and similar purse and pocket filling objects of daily use, that nobody would have the slightest idea you are carrying one unless you told them so. Never slip into vulnerability when you feel threatened again. Equip yourself and feel confident to fight back and save yourself. Because with a stun gun in your hand this time, it will not be you shouting for help.