| It was the early morning hours and Samantha | | | | can use to protect themselves against crime. It is |
| was coming from the club that she had enjoyed | | | | a hand-held device that releases a voltage on the |
| with her two girlfriends, Sherri and Lana. They had | | | | intruder and produces shock waves. Stun guns |
| all driven in different cars and parked elsewhere. | | | | are not gender specific. However, many |
| As Samantha walked to her car, she stopped | | | | manufacturers are seeing the need for specialized |
| shortly as she remembered the ritual that she | | | | stun guns for women are they are becoming |
| had to go through each time she would walk to | | | | quite popular. This is because of the increasing |
| her car. She stopped under the street lights and | | | | number of attacks that women experience more |
| pulled her keys and stun gun from her small | | | | than men do. Stun guns have become the self |
| purse. | | | | defense tool of choice for a lot of women |
| She scolded herself because this should have | | | | including pepper spray as well. |
| been done before she vacated the club building. | | | | How to use the Stun Gun |
| She looked around and saw people going by, but | | | | You would have to hold the electrodes very |
| minding their own business. She hoped no one | | | | firmly on the person who is attacking you and |
| saw her. She was a little tired, but knew that she | | | | place it on an area such as the upper shoulder and |
| had to stay alert for any possible attackers. She | | | | then you release it. Continue to apply pressure for |
| had learned in her self defense class how | | | | several seconds until the intruder is down and |
| important it was to remain alert of ones | | | | helpless. |
| surroundings. There were a few other people | | | | Is the Stun gun safe to use? |
| walking to their car, but from a distance. She | | | | A stun gun is not harmful in any way because all |
| observed her surroundings, which was another | | | | it does is to shock the attacker and will not cause |
| self defense tactic. Her stun gun was also one of | | | | any permanent damage. Your goal is to render |
| the effective self defense tools that could save | | | | the attacker helpless. The effect from a stun gun |
| lives. | | | | is to the area that is affected and it does not |
| She had heard stories about stalkers and bad | | | | pass through the body to harm any organs. It |
| men who took advantage of women who walked | | | | cannot kill anyone. |
| alone and she had made sure to do all she could | | | | Is a stun gun legal to use? |
| to protect herself and it paid off so far. She had | | | | Stun guns may be restricted in some areas, but |
| encouraged both Sherri and Lana to do the same. | | | | for the most part, it is legal in most areas. You |
| She mentally prepared herself to call to make | | | | have to check your local area to find out before |
| sure that they had gotten home safely. She had | | | | you purchase the stun gun. |
| not gotten the opportunity to use her stun gun, | | | | Samantha got home safely and made the phone |
| but she vowed to use it if confronted by a | | | | call to Lana and Sherri and found out that they |
| stalker or an intruder. | | | | had arrived home safely too. It felt safe to have |
| What is the stun gun and how can it be | | | | a stun gun for self defense and she vowed to |
| effectively used by a woman? | | | | recommend it to most of her friends and anyone |
| Stun guns are self defense weapons that woman | | | | she met. |