Stun Your Assailant With Style
Can a personal protection device be the perfect accessory to complete your look?
Taser International has introduced a fahsionable, consumer-friendly stun gun, the Taser C2™ Personal Protector. The first thing you notice is how un-weapon-ish it looks. To me, it looks like a slick cordless electric shaver. It’s small enough to slip into a jacket pocket or your handbag. And, it comes in colors. Pink, blue, silver or black, to reflect your personal style. Perhaps you want to match it to your cell phone?
All kidding aside, purchasing, let alone using, a stun gun is pretty serious stuff. Taser calls the C2 a “safe, effective and responsible” option for home self-defense. It has an effective range of to 0 to 15 feet and a 30 second cycle, presumably so you can get away after your attacker has been stunned. They also built in some safety features so it can be safely used by a consumer, not just a law enforcement officer. The stun guns used by police deliver 50,000 volts of electricity, but the literature I downloaded did not specify the volt delivery of the C2. The C2 will not operate until it is activated following a background check.
The subject of stun guns or other “non-lethal weapons” is very controversial. Stun guns have had a ton of bad press, and critics link these devices to dozens of deaths. However, Taser International and supporters say that stun guns actually help save lives by preventing the use of firearms.
No one ever imagined that cell phones would end up being “sexy.” They used to be very utilitarian. So were cameras, computers, personal music devices and other electronics. I look at the Taser C2 as falling in line with this trend. Whether or not you agree with it – now that’s another story.
Taser International, Stun Guns, Personal Protection, NLWs
January 11th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
Hmm, I too think it looks like an electric razor. I wonder if my husband would notice.
January 12th, 2007 at 7:56 am
Okay, that is hilarious.