We have all seen them used in movies and on television, but
have you ever wondered just how the stun gun works?
It is amazing what a small simple device can do to an
attacker and how it can possibly save lives if used
correctly and effectively. But they are weapons that seem
to be right out of a science fiction movie.
While we are still far off from the type of stun guns and
such that we do see in science fiction movies, millions of
police officers, soldiers and every day citizens carry real
stun guns.
These weapons help to protect against attacks and are
designed to temporarily stun the attacker without doing any
long-term damage.
These weapons are by no means infallible, but they can save
lives in certain instances. We all know that electricity
can harm or even kill a person.
Lightening strikes, electrical shocks, the current can
cause extreme damage to the body. But in smaller doses, the
electricity is harmless and in fact, your body uses its own
electricity to do just about everything.
Electric signals tell send messages from your brain to your
body informing it of the necessary task. The basic idea of
the stun gun is to disrupt that electrical current.
Stun guns work by using a high-voltage, low-amperage
electrical charge. The charge has a lot of pressure behind
it but not much intensity. Not enough so that it will cause
permanent damage to the person.
When the gun is pressed to an attacker, the charge passes
into the attackers body. The high-voltage will insure it
passes through heavy clothing and skin. What it does do is
dump a lot of confusing information into the nervous system
and causes muscles to involuntarily twitch and spasm.
