In an increasingly dangerous world, more and more people are purchasing weapons for personal protection. One such class of items is stun guns, a non-lethal weapon with the ability to incapacitate an attacker. Other non-lethal options include TASERs, pepper spray, and mace. Which is the best fit for your personal protection needs?  Consider the following:

Stun Guns Do Not Have a Restricted Shelf Life

One consideration in purchasing personal protection sprays such as pepper spray or mace is that the product has a limited shelf life and a limited number of possible uses. Any investment in purchasing these products requires constant investment if you are searching for that peace of mind when it comes to the effectiveness of your protection.

Stun guns, on the other hand, can be operated and re-used time and again without fear of depletion. Unlike product based protection, there is no efficient factor that has to be restocked. Stun gun, operation, will not degrade with time. A prospective buyer can buy with ample confidence, knowing that their stun gun will operate with full effectiveness.

Stun Guns Require No Skill at Aiming

Unlike sprays that need you to target on the eyes, or the face of the attacker, stun guns can be operated anywhere on the body while still being exceptionally effective.  If you are nervous about being able to effectively aim your personal protection product or if you are concerned that you might be inclined to panic in an attack, a stun gun can alleviate those fears.

Additionally, stun guns can be used in conditions that make pepper spray or mace difficult to use. Wind will not make the gun miss its target nor will it blow the product back into the face of the victim.

Stun Guns Concealed in Everyday Objects

A well accepted obscured stun gun is what is known as the cell phone stun gun. Stun guns can also be combined with flashlights and alarms.

Although bulkier than most personal protection spray containers, being concealed in everyday objects might make them easier to carry as they would not scream personal protection.This will assist in making it less uncomfortable to carry your personal protection device regularly.

Who doesn’t want to acquire a stun gun? We live in a world full of criminals and there don’t seem to be enough jail cells for them all. Because of this everyone should have a form of self defense, which is why a stun gun is a excellent choice. A stun gun doesn’t cost much and has worked many times on unruly individuals.

Most people don’t have time to take a bunch of self defense classes or learn martial arts. That is why many people choose to carry a stun gun. A stun gun can incapacitate an attacker using a high voltage of electricity. Since the shock is delivered at very low amperage, you can be assured that the attacker won’t die, but the victim will have plenty of time to make their escape. This way no one will die from the attack, and instead the victim will be safe from harm.

Some people would say that owning a gun is the best option for self defense. This however is not the case considering guns are exceedingly dangerous, as well as expensive. The upkeep on a gun to keep it in proper working order is also another expense, on top of the bullets.

On the other hand, the cost of a stun gun is typically about 25% that of a handgun. The only upkeep is with the batteries, which are much cheaper than a cleaning kit or a box of bullets. Keeping fresh batteries is important if you want your stun gun to be an effective self defense weapon.

The majority of practice with a stun gun is in the un-holstering of it. It is imperative to be able to pull out the stun gun with speed when you need to use it on an attacker. Thankfully this will not take long to master, unlike that of a handgun which requires ample target practice to master. All those bullets add up.

Regretably the world we live in is filled with unnecessary violence, raising the question: why no we need more? The chances of killing someone with a stun gun are far less likely than with a handgun, yet it is still effective. I think the choice as a self defense weapon is obvious, both in monetary cost and moral cost.