| Police stun guns are non-lethal weapons used against | | | | the deaths of people, particularly if they had a |
| assailants. As the name suggests, these are weapons | | | | pre-existing heart condition. |
| commonly used in police departments and security | | | | Police stun guns are easy to handle and are compact. |
| agencies and are more effective compared to the | | | | They are excellent weapons for protection against |
| other stun guns available in market. | | | | multiple assailants. The devices are considered ideal |
| Police stun guns deliver high voltage electric charges, | | | | alternatives to firearms. |
| which temporarily disable the attacker for several | | | | Unruly suspects can be subdued effectively with the |
| minutes. The gun works on the principle of interaction | | | | aid of police stun guns. The officers also use the guns |
| between its high voltage electric charges and the | | | | to frighten people who do not obey the commands or |
| electrical impulses of the body. An assailant coming | | | | to shock to mentally disturbed ones. |
| into contact with a police stun gun experiences intense | | | | Some of the popular police stun guns are Stun Master |
| pain, disorientation, loss of balance, and loss of muscle | | | | SM-775, Nova Stun Gun: Police XR-5000, and |
| control and becomes temporarily stunned. | | | | Magnum ULTRON II®. Magnum ULTRON II® is |
| As the amperage is low, there will not be any | | | | a powerful stun gun currently used in various |
| permanent damage or serious injury to the attacker. | | | | departments of the nation including US Department of |
| Moreover, the user is safe to touch the stunned | | | | Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the US |
| person. This is generally true, but there have been | | | | Marshals Service. |
| reports of powerful police stun guns that have caused | | | | |