| Okay, I'm sold - I want a Taser C2. How do I get one? | | | | my city alone and none sold them, so you might be |
| Like most things people buy these days, there are | | | | hunting around for a while. |
| three ways to get one. Visit an actual store that sells | | | | Next, online ordering is probably the most convenient |
| them, order one over the phone, or buy it online. Prices | | | | and most accessible for many people in this internet |
| will vary slightly from each retailer, as will the process, | | | | age. Once you've received your Taser from your |
| but no matter where or how you buy it, you will be | | | | online order, the process is the same for getting your |
| required to pass a background check before you can | | | | background check and activating the Taser C2. |
| activate and use your Taser. | | | | Lastly, phone ordering is a comfortable method for |
| Buying it in a store: Taser's website says you can find | | | | many people since you talk to a live person and can |
| a Taser at retailers such as Cabela's, Sports Authority, | | | | get any questions answered immediately. The process |
| Academy, and Gander Mountain. I called my local | | | | is yet again the same; once you get the Taser you |
| Sports Authority and was told that they are not yet | | | | must call and get a background check and then |
| available here, but many other locations have them, so | | | | activate the Taser. |
| you should check with your local stores of each of | | | | So what is this "process" I keep referring to? Well, |
| these retailers for availability. In most cases when you | | | | even the big box retailers like Sports Authority go |
| buy a Taser in a store, the background check will be | | | | through Taser for these background checks, so once |
| done on site and takes about ten minutes. If you pass | | | | you're cleared Taser issues an activation code which |
| the background check (I was told they check for | | | | consists of five numbers. On your Taser, you open the |
| felonies), Taser will then provide an activation code for | | | | safety cover and press the trigger the exact number |
| your device and walk you through the process for | | | | of times for each digit of the activation code. For |
| activating it (I'll detail that process a bit later). | | | | example, if your code is 33333, you would open the |
| If the store does not perform the background check | | | | safety cover, press the trigger three times and close |
| for you (such as the case with the Cabela's store I | | | | the safety cover. You would repeat this process five |
| called) you can call Taser directly and as long as it's | | | | times for each digit of the code. Once the activation |
| the Taser brand, they will do the background check for | | | | code is successfully entered, the Taser light turns from |
| you. You can also order the background check | | | | red to green and your Taser is ready for use. The |
| yourself online at and then proceed with activating | | | | activation code needs only be entered once |
| your device. | | | | throughout the life of the Taser. The cost of the |
| You should also be able to find Tasers at federally | | | | background check and activation for a Taser is $9.95, |
| licensed firearm dealers in your area, but I called four in | | | | which is in addition to the cost of the Taser. |