MYTH #2 – Simply Touching a Person with a Stun Gun Will "Drop" Them
- 1st Line Defender
- Feb 12, 2019
- 1 min read
You've probably seen it on TV or in the movies.
Hangover? Stu?
Some guy gets the slightest touch of a stun gun and immediately drops to the ground. Right? WRONG! These devices simply do not work that way, unfortunately.
In order for stun guns to be effective you have to literally hold the device pressing into large or sensitive muscle groups for a period of time, optimally 3-5 seconds, in order for it to create the desired effect.
Normally 1 second of stun gun contact will repel and startle an assailant. A 1-2 second shock will cause minor muscle spasms and put your attacker into a dazed mental state. 3 to 5 seconds will cause a desired loss of balance, muscle control, mental confusion and disorientation/nausea.
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