| I live in Chicago now but I was a senior in Cleveland | | | | was just like a toy and I had never found occasion to |
| when I had an unforgettable run-in with danger in 2008. | | | | use it. |
| I was studying Hotel & Restaurant Management and | | | | A friend of a friend's boyfriend was throwing a small |
| eventually graduated. | | | | private party before flying to Spain after graduation. It |
| My dad got me this Runt stun gun in freshman year, | | | | was a familiar crowd although not exactly friends. |
| 4.5 million volts that are supposed to be powerful, | | | | Many of us got a little too intoxicated. |
| counter to the 11 milliamps it has that are non-lethal. | | | | One of the guys tried to have his way with me. My |
| Dad said he got it over the 2.5 and 3.5 million volt guns | | | | defenses were down due to alcohol but as I struggled |
| because he did not want to take any chances when it | | | | I felt the stun gun in my clothing. It was just in my coat |
| came to my safety. I am an only daughter and have | | | | pocket where I left it the night before. |
| two brothers. | | | | I got so lucky that he was also too drunk to notice the |
| I want to emphasize that the Runt is rechargeable and | | | | stun gun coming his way. Had I not brought the Runt |
| is just 3.5 inches long, which was the main reason I did | | | | stun gun absentmindedly, my future after that night |
| not mind carrying it around everyday for years. This | | | | would have changed. |