👍Works in all weather conditions.
Stun guns can be used in all weather conditions. One of the biggestdisadvantages to pepper sprayis that it can’t be used in rainy or windy weather conditions. Pepper spray can blow back into your own face on a windy day and cause you to have the same violent reaction as the attacker you are trying to spray. Pepper spray also loses its’ accuracy, distance and effectiveness in rainy conditions.
👍Can be preventative as well as defensive.
Often times the simple act of discharging yourstun gunin the air as a “warning shot” can be enough to dissuade an attacker. This also applies to scaring off neighborhood dogs and wildlife if you have an active outdoor life. Preventing an attack before it happens is ultimately desirable. Anything that may prevent the attack from happening at all is a huge benefit.
👍Additional self-defense features are usually included.
In a very competitive market, most stun gun do more than just provide electrical shock self-defense. Having a flashlight feature is a great advantage for getting into your car or house quickly. Panic alarms provide an additional mode of alerting those in the area that something bad is going down. Some stun gun models even have “shark teeth” electrical prongs that are designed tocollect your attacker’s DNAon contact. That’s a valuable piece of evidence to have for the police and prosecution.
👍Works through clothing.
Pepper spraymust make direct contact with an attacker’s eyes, nose or throat but stun guns work through clothing. Ideally stun guns are most effective on the large muscles of the body, but that is not something you will be thinking about when you are being attacked. As long as you make contact with any part of your attacker’s body, they will feel the jolting effects of the high voltage.
👍Great safety features.
Most of the handheld stun gun models have disable pin wrist straps. Disable pin wrist straps prevent the stun gun from being used against you, if an attacker were to pull it out of your hands and try to apply the electrical charge against you. Removing the disable pin wrist strap is also a child safety feature. Simply remove the disable pin wrist strap when you have children in the home and want to be certain that they are not injured if they happen to get curious with your stun gun.Pepper sprayshave safety features such as twist lock caps, but they do not have a safety disable feature.
Electrical current does not transfer between you and the attacker. In other words, if you are applying a stun gun to an attacker, who is grabbing on to you at the same time- the electrical voltage will not transfer from their body to yours.
👍Technology has made stun guns small and portable without sacrificing voltage.
Today’s stun guns can be as small as aUSB flash driveorgarage door openerand still pack over 20 million volts of defense power. Stun guns are extremely effective and operate by bombarding the neurological and muscular systems with electrical voltage. The crippling result creates muscle atrophy and spasms, but the low amperage is what prevents the stun gun from being deadly force. Amperage kills. Voltage does not.
One second of contact will generally be enough to get someone to let go of you and provide an opportunity to escape. An attacker who has been subjected to 3-5 seconds of constant voltage will be dazed and down in excruciating muscular pain.
