All across the country police departments are joining the Taser revolution. Over 12,000 law enforcement agencies carry and use tasers with more starting every day. When a department makes a decision to use tasers their officers must undergo training. Part of that training is they are subjected to a shot from a taser so they can get a feel for what it’s like.

Another part of the training is learning the ‘use of force policies that include general orders that “clearly and strictly” identify how and when a Taser should be used. Officers are also being trained on the documentation they will have to fill out if they use a Taser.’

You can read the whole story HERE.

Similar trainings are usually at least partially open to the public so they can learn how effective tasers are.

The most popular civilian version of the taser is the C 2 Taser that was specifically developed for use by women. It is considerably smaller than law enforcement models but it does the same thing-shooting out two electrified darts to immobilize a target.

In Portland, Oregon recently a man was seen acting suspiciously in a Macy’s department store. The loss prevention of sure the store approached the man outside the store and asked him to return to the store with the stolen goods that he had. The man got into a confrontation with the loss prevention officer and another store employee. Police were called and they saw the suspect in a fight with the two store employees. When he failed to comply with police directives they subdued him with a taser. The whole story is told HERE.

The Advanced Taser is similar to ones used by law enforcement but only has range of 15 feet. It shoots out two electrified darts that will penetrate an inch of clothing. The electrical charge will incapacitate assailants with amazing stopping power-more than a 9 mm handgun.

You must be able to pass a background check before the taser can be activated.

Self defense products have gained in popularity in the last decade or so. Part of the reason is because of all the publicizing of tasers. Pepper sprays have gotten a lot of notoriety lately and still continue to be the biggest selling self defense product in the world. But for headlines, tasers win hands-down.

One of the reasons I think is because it is still a product reminiscent of the old Flash Gordon days going way, way back or more recently, Capt. Kirk with his phaser. The word taser actually is an acronym for Thomas A Swift Electronic Rifle.

There has to be a reason why over 12,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States and nine foreign countries carry tasers. It is part of their continuum of force that law enforcement officers use to gain compliance to a lawful order.

Law enforcement agency tasers are not available to civilians. But civilians can get several models of tasers. The most popular is the C-2 Taser.The C2 was designed specifically for women. It is smaller than the other tasers but does exactly the same thing-shooting out two darts, that are electrified, up to 15 feet away to disable an assailant.

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There are several categories of self defense products on the market today so consumers may get a little bit confused when it comes to time to getting one. Here’s some information about all of them so you might be able to decide is which one is best for you.

Pepper sprays are very inexpensive and can disable an assailant for up to 45 minutes. The main issue with them is that most times that you would use it you are outdoors and wind can carry a spray off target. A pepper gel holds up much better and outdoor conditions.

Stun guns are hand held devices that can disable an assailant for up to 10 minutes. It has to be applied to the assailant for it to work. Many people don’t like that but when your life is on the line, a stun gun is the answer. Prices start at $30-$40.00.

Tasers are a form of a stun device that are nearly 100% effective. They are more expensive for sure but what is your life worth? So if you have the money, tasers are the most effective self defense item.

Personal Alarms are on average the cheapest of all self defense products. They will not disable an assailant. But if you’re in a parking lot on a dark night and in a dangerous situation a personal alarm can make a loud enough noise to scare the assailant away and or bring attention to your situation.

When you get right down to it, we always recommend that you carry at least two self defense products.

We have a large selection of Self Defense Items. One of them may be perfect for you

Are you increasingly concerned about your safety? The current day situation may compel you to doubt every stranger who comes your way. You may actually be developing unnecessary fears that hamper your social life. If you want to get over such fears it is time you keep yourself equipped with safety measures like TASER devices.

TASER devices are largely used by police to tone down offenders who fail to bow down to verbal directions. It becomes inevitable for the police to bring the rampant criminals under control to proceed with their enquiries. The police rely on TASER devices that help them shoot probes at the offenders. The weapon itself is extended to the probes with insulated wires. Once the probes are inserted electrical pulses are used to incapacitate the target.

TASER devices can be used by the general public too except in certain countries where their usage is limited to police personnel only. The weapon can be ordered online from anywhere in the world. This makes it easy to procure.

Some may worry that this weapon could cause injury to the opponents hence bringing trouble to the users too. The fact is this weapon is designed with great accuracy to make sure it causes no major injury. If you are planning for safety measures, simply buy the TASER weapon and heave a sigh of relief.

What is the one thing that criminal is looking for? Opportunity. They don’t want to get tangled up in a messy show of their ignorance so they look for the easy targets.

A store manager in Chantilly, VA was that easy target in the very nature of business alone: check cashing, lottery, money order and wire services. Money is motivation for a robbery and that’s just what three men took advantage of.

The mastermind behind the crime convinced his online girlfriend to purchase a Taser with her credit card and have it shipped to her address. She in turn shipped it to this brilliant man who thought it couldn’t be traced that way, ha!

So the three stooges plan to knock off the Prime Mart and make off with as much cash as they could carry. The mastermind stayed back, but in contact with dumb and dumber by telephone. They run into the store, tie up the store manager who was alone and demand money. When the manager hesitated he got a nice wake-up call from 50,000 volts of electricity emitted by the Advanced Taser M18, now know as the M26. He was shocked 2 more times until he gave up over $30,000.

Now, before dumb and dumber stunned the manager they had to call their mastermind and ask how to use the Taser…ha. Don’t you know if I were running an establishment moving that kind of money, I would already have my Taser out and unleashed on both of these clowns.

I’ll say it now and I’ll say it again…get yourself prepared. Don’t get caught in a situation that could have been prevented or at least handled in a matter of 30 seconds if you just would have been prepared.

Whether you own a business or not, you need to be protected. You can check out Taser selection and other self defense products at our web site www.tbotech.com