| When someone thinks of the stun guns in the market | | | | ranges when they are purchased and some have |
| they think of a hand held item that is used to deliver a | | | | settings for this as well. |
| high level of electrical shock to a foe. This may have | | | | The third is common in use with some police forces |
| once been the main method of this type of gun, but is | | | | and military. These are usually referred to as stun |
| no longer the case. | | | | batons. They are effective a combination of a police |
| The stun guns that are in the market can be grouped | | | | baton and cattle prod. Some have seen these as |
| into four base groups. The first is of course the hand | | | | something excessive and they are usually only used in |
| held taser that can deliver a shock to those that are | | | | extreme cases or in countries where police usually |
| foolish enough to assault the person wielding them. | | | | dont have access to guns. Some prisons also use |
| These are limited to the reach of the person and can | | | | these as the standard that the police in such institutions |
| cause problems as the person can suffer feedbacks if | | | | will utilize. |
| the assailant is touching them in other areas. This can | | | | The fourth is one that has shown a high level of |
| prove to be counterproductive if the person is disabled | | | | success in some police forces and the military. This is |
| along with the assailant. | | | | effectively an EMP gun. EMP is short for electro |
| The second method of stun guns is the ranged taser. | | | | magnetic pulse, and this is a weapon that is usually |
| These are usually designed to have a range of three | | | | used on vehicles to eliminate high-speed chases. The |
| to fifteen feet and will deliver a high level shock to the | | | | EMP will send a pulse that will fry all electrical systems |
| person that is assaulting the proposed victim. These | | | | in a vehicle and will render it useless. The advantage to |
| have been the base standard of self-defense in these | | | | this is that the criminal can be detained with little force; |
| types of weapons. They require a low level of training | | | | the draw back is if the car is stolen. The EMP will |
| and have little chance of the person suffering a | | | | literally ruin all the electronics in a car and in most new |
| feedback. They typically have a variety of voltage | | | | cars that can effectively ruin the car as well. |