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Tazer Guns: How they Work

Not everyone is comfortable with the thought of owning a gun. But even if you don’t want a gun in your home, people need something to defend their families. Having some kind of self defense device is a smart idea, particularly with today’s rise in criminal activities. There is no reason anyone shouldn’t have some sort of security item to keep them and their families safe.

For people that would prefer not to own a gun, tazers maybe a better choice. Some may think tazer guns are complicated high tech devices, but really they are just guns that shoot electricity as an alternative to bullets. They are non-lethal, electroshock self-defense devices that can take down any assailant in mere seconds without causing any permanent damage. They are able to do this by interfering with electrical signals that command the body’s nervous system.

The human nervous system tells the body how to function by conveying electrical impulses from every part of the body to the brain and vise versa, the brain to the body. Tazer guns work by producing a low-current high-voltage electric shock that is transmitted to the attacker by exposed electrodes. The brain is unable to interpret the nerve impulses it’s receiving and is unable to communicate to the rest of the body. The results are muscles spasms, confusion and temporary paralysis. Prolonged bursts of over three seconds could potentially cause unconsciousness.

In general, it is believed that tazer guns cause a lot of pain, but are not dangerous unless they are improperly used. They have helped to save the lives of many people that otherwise may have been shot by law enforcement authorities. The use of tazer guns by police has increased over the years, and is being employed more habitually by police when dealing with riot control.