Tasers

It’s dark, cold and eerie night. You are alone and walking to your car after your night shift. You are tired and feeling cold. You wrap the scarf well and clutch your bag to your bosom. Yes, you are a bit scared so you keep yourself alert for any sounds that not too common or the sounds that don’t belong!  And then it happened as you felt somebody is following you. Yes, you could clearly hear the sounds of footstep behind you. What will do now? Start running? Look around for help? Pray for the best? Shout out to get heard? Fight back? Or just reach for the trigger of the taser gun to halt the attacker in the track? Read the rest of this entry »

Think once, you are a young adult living alone in an apartment! You reside in the quiet, safe, middle class neighborhood. Most of the homes are well kept and have nice facilities hence are good targets for the burglar. Most of your neighbors work during the day; however, you have a shifting duty. You work at night and love to take your little poodle out for a walk around 11.00AM each day. Yes, most people are then at work and the quiet neighborhood appears even quieter. It is just like another day. You are off with your little canine buddy at the normal time. You witness a stranger trying his shoe a few houses down from your lane. You have never seen this man. He is wearing a black sweatshirt with the hood on. Yes, you are scared, but you decide to stride forward but as you come back to your apartment, you almost walk on this stranger as he was leaving your home through the back door. Yes, it’s impossible to outrun him and it’s further impossible to outfight him. So, what will you do? Read the rest of this entry »

FBI crime statistics from 2009 has revealed a slight decrease in a number of areas, however, with many people now out of work and with the sheer economic meltdown the probability for increase just can’t be ruled out. Well, if you read the local newspaper or watch the evening news, you will notice the increase of crime rate and the harrowing fact is the vast majority of violence, assaults, rapes, robberies and even home invasions are committed against the women. You are right; you need the best protection against attack from rapists, muggers or the robbers. Yes, you need to protect themselves from purse snatchers and car hijackers. Having a stun gun or the taser guns are just a step closer to avoid being the next victim of the hideous crime. Read the rest of this entry »

No matter how hard we try not to think about such things yet it’s impossible to rule out the fact that our society can be a very dangerous one with the growing CRIME rate. This is perhaps the reason why it has become necessary to look for safe and reliable means of employing self defense. Today the market is almost flooded with an array of self defense products which come with the promise of protection and if you are looking forward for better self protection then it’s indeed the time to look beyond the basics and look for the taser guns. Read the rest of this entry »

Yes the stun guns and tasers are now largely used by the enforcement agencies and also the citizens use it for self protection or to subdue individuals. Thoughtfully conceived and well planned, the tasers and stun are typically designed in disabling attackers temporarily however these are not meant for causing permanent damage. Read the rest of this entry »

When deciding on what type of self-defense product you need to feel secure, it’s important to know the facts about the devices you’re looking at. For most people, choosing a stun gun or a taser can prove to be an effective option, but what are the differences between the two? Here’s what you need to know about stun guns and tasers Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Zian Tseng, an assistant professor in medicine at the University of California at San Francisco recently gave three tips to local law enforcement agencies regarding methods of reducing taser related deaths. Stressing that police officers should be made of aware of fatal consequences of using tasers, Tseng said that the high-voltage weapon has “almost zero” effect on the heart if it is not fired on a person’s chest area.

“The vector over the heart is very important,” he said. “So one practical recommendation would be is if it’s possible to avoid tasering the chest.”

Tseng said that it has been shown that the more times a police officer pulls the trigger of a taser, the longer that electrical pulses course through the recipient’s body. This increases the risk of the pulses “capturing the heart and affecting the heart rhythm”, he said.

Therefore, his second recommendation is that police officers should ease up on the trigger.

“If you knew that the taser could potentially kill, obviously you wouldn’t pull it out as quickly as if you thought it was completely safe,” said Tseng in a recent media interview.

Tseng’s third recommendation is for police squads carrying tasers to be equipped with automated external defibrillators that can be used to revive a person who has been shocked with the weapon and suffered a cardiac arrest.

“These are very easy to obtain, they’re relatively inexpensive, and, in my opinion, if a police agency is using the taser, they should have the defibrillator available in case a cardiac arrest happens,” Tseng said.

To law enforcement agents everywhere: practice safe tasering tactics in order to reduce the amount of damage to an attacker while still delivering the protection you need in self-defense.

In a recent federal study, results showed that the Taser could be one of the safest less-than-lethal tools officers have to protect themselves in a dangerous situation.

The main goal of the study was see if tasers posed a medical threat when used in the field. Wake Forest University in North Carolina led the study that was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice. Reviewing over 1,000 suspects, emergency medicine doctors at five universities collaborated over the course of three years to find that 99.75% of the suspects who were tasered had mild or no injuries at all, and none of the participants had died. The researchers say the Taser may be one of the safest less-than-lethal tools an officer has, as reported in the KOLD News 13 story.

Taser expert and Tactical Response Commander at Arizona’s Pima County Sheriff’s Department Don Kester was a featured participant in the study, as he represented the law enforcement community.

“Based on this study, they can see that the Taser uses seem to be very safe and very effective and it’s not causing severe injuries,” said Kester in an interview with KOLD News 13. “And really the goal was to limit law enforcement’s role in this because we wanted a medical perspective of the actual injuries on the suspects as they’re occurring.”

But Kester says law enforcement supports doing even more studies.

“I mean, if it’s hurting individuals unnecessarily, or it’s killing people, then it might not be the best tool. But so far, the data hasn’t shown us that.”

If you’re involved in the law enforcement community, it’s time to consider integrating Tasers into your department. Let DefendWell.com help by providing you with a large selection of tasers that are affordable, no matter what your budget.

According to Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2006, in that year, 48 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed as a result of 47 separate incidents. 22 of the 48 officers feloniously killed were employed by city police departments. Of these victims, 8 were members of law enforcement agencies in cities of 250,000 or more in population.

Each and every day, countless men and women in law enforcement put their lives on the line to protect the welfare of citizens across the nation. Because their jobs are so dangerous, it’s more important than ever to ensure that they are protected. DefendWell.com is proud to offer several self-defense items that are essential for officer safety. From Stun Guns to Tasers, DefendWell.com has the self-defense equipment that your officers need to stay protected.

Encourage officer safety in your community today. Write to your precinct to find out what you can do to help law enforcement professionals where you live. Encourage officers to check out DefendWell.com for essentials they need to stay safe on the job.

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• Our popular Pepper Spray Pen is a smart choice for men and women. Indistinguishable to a potential attacker as a self-defensive spray, the Pepper Pen is perfect for tucking in your shirt pocket, or tossing in your briefcase or bag. Just put it in your coat pocket or clip it to the inside of your sleeve when heading out for ease of removal if the need for use presents itself.

• The Pepper Mace Baton is two self-defense tactics in one! This pepper spray-packed kubotan is a simple, tried-and-true striking weapon. Proving that simplicity often bears the smartest design, these weapons were originally constructed for police officers, but found their way into the mainstream. This Mace brand version comes equipped with a pepper spray inside, which will hopefully be enough to deter an attacker. Whenever possible, employ self-defensive measures that place the attacker at the furthest possible distance from you.

• Possibly the simplest safety solution is light! Our Cell Phone Safety-Lite is a super simple way to light your way to your car or front door. It easily attaches to your cell phone, assuring you always know where it is, and don’t decide to run to the car in the dark rather than rifling through your backpack or purse to find it. This is not a complete self-defense system – you should still avoid unnecessarily dangerous situations, stay completely aware of your surroundings, and carry a pepper spray, knife or other self-defense product. But it does help you see where you’re headed better, and let a potential attacker know you might be able to identify him if he strikes.

We hope you’ll give the gift of self-defensive protection to your family this year. Happy Holidays from DefendWell.com!