Choosing the Best Stun Gun

The best stun gun will be a self defense gun, or other stun-type device, that will give you a reliable means of protection if somebody assaults or attacks you. The actual model or size will be determined by you, because if it’s too big or too small for your personal needs, then you are unlikely to carry it with you, in which case even the best design possible will be pretty useless.

In fact, before you even decide to look for the best stun gun you can find, make sure that this is the kind of device you want and will use. There are many different types of self defense weapons on the market today, especially when it comes to non-lethal self defense, and stun guns are just one of these.

Also, many people look at the variety of self defense weapons that are available, and then opt for two or three different devices that they can use as part of a personal alarm system or for personal protection safety. These include keychain security, where a personal panic alarm or some sort of self defense spray has a key ring attached to it. If you use this for your car keys then you’ll be more likely to keep the device with you whenever you are out and about. This may seem obvious, but if your personal security devices are in the house and you’re in the garden, or running along the road, you won’t be able to use them!

One of the best stun gun designs on the market is a four-in-one multi-function rechargeable model that incorporates a super-bright LED flashlight you can use in the dark, as well as an alarm siren and red flashing emergency light both of which are designed to attract attention. But this is a relatively large (4.75 inches x 2.5 inches x 1 inch) device. A mini stun gun, on the other hand, is tiny enough (from about 4 inches to 3.25 inches tall) for you to hold in the palm of your hand, and some are just as powerful as the bigger models. So look at them all before making a decision.

While you can use a pepper gun to spray an attacker in the face and temporarily incapacitate the person, a stun gun is designed to attack the muscles and cause imbalance and disorientation. When you prod a person with the ‘gun’, blood sugar in the body is converted to lactic acid, which is why they will find it difficult to move for a while. The muscles will likely go into spasm and it can be painful. Like the best pepper spray, the best stun gun will only have a temporary effect. This is what makes both these devices non-lethal. So, unless you have some good solid martial arts training or personal safety training and can fight back and overcome an assailant, the idea is to use this period of time to make an escape.

Personal safety alarms and personal attack alarms are also designed to give you time to make a quick getaway. These devices generally make a high-pitched, siren-type noise that takes an attacker off-guard. So, like the multi-function stun gun, they also attract attention.