Nokia Sized Taser?

Tim-Gabz

Tim-Gabz

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I am in the market for a Taser. It needs to be small, the size of a modern Nokia (not the old bricks) to put in my cell phone belt pouch.

Searching the net has only provided me with heaps of normal Tasers and general junk.

Are there any reliable ones around?

Thanks
 
Are you speaking of an actual Taser, or one of the numerous "stun guns"? Two entirely different devices....

The civilian Taser is a rather expensive device for a one-shot item....
 
mwerner said:
Are you speaking of an actual Taser, or one of the numerous "stun guns"? Two entirely different devices....

The civilian Taser is a rather expensive device for a one-shot item....
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During the Taser training I receivied the instructor pointed out that the Tasers are expensive, but this was done to keep them out of the hands of "unauthorized users" (bad guys). These units are effective and easy to use. You get what you pay for:)
 
Charlie Fox said:
During the Taser training I receivied the instructor pointed out that the Tasers are expensive, but this was done to keep them out of the hands of "unauthorized users" (bad guys). These units are effective and easy to use. You get what you pay for:)
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Interesting point of view from your instructor, I wonder if he would rather be faced by a bad guy with a Taser or one with a cheap P.O.S russian handgun??
 
bladefixation2 said:
Interesting point of view from your instructor, I wonder if he would rather be faced by a bad guy with a Taser or one with a cheap P.O.S russian handgun??
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I'd rather have a "reliable" POS handgun and make sure that the BG can't sue me after.

When using a TASER you need to consider that it will provide the ride for five seconds at which time you hope that the BG will comply or run away. If not then you have to hit them multiple times to ensure your safety. This could be a situation of being between a rock and a hard place.

Closer to home, my wife asked me to get her one of the personal TASERs and I gave her the same answer. You will be fine for the five seconds but afterwards when the BG gets up you will potentially have an even worse problem because now they are pissed off. To solve this you have to hit them again to prevent an attack, in doing so you could cause more damage to the BG if they fall and injure themselves. This in turn opens you up to a lawsuit because you may have used excessive force and the BG can tell their story and now you are the one who has to answer for your actions.

The TASER does have its place and can be properly used under the right conditions to gain compliance but you need to consider what happens after...

As a note, I have taken a few hits with the X26 and am a certified TASER instructor.
 
SNAFU said:
I'd rather have a "reliable" POS handgun and make sure that the BG can't sue me after.

When using a TASER you need to consider that it will provide the ride for five seconds at which time you hope that the BG will comply or run away. If not then you have to hit them multiple times to ensure your safety. This could be a situation of being between a rock and a hard place.

Closer to home, my wife asked me to get her one of the personal TASERs and I gave her the same answer. You will be fine for the five seconds but afterwards when the BG gets up you will potentially have an even worse problem because now they are pissed off. To solve this you have to hit them again to prevent an attack, in doing so you could cause more damage to the BG if they fall and injure themselves. This in turn opens you up to a lawsuit because you may have used excessive force and the BG can tell their story and now you are the one who has to answer for your actions.

The TASER does have its place and can be properly used under the right conditions to gain compliance but you need to consider what happens after...

As a note, I have taken a few hits with the X26 and am a certified TASER instructor.
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Just FYI - the C2 goes off for 30 seconds :eek:
 
Charlie Fox said:
Just FYI - the C2 goes off for 30 seconds :eek:
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Charlie Fox, thanks for the updated info, that changes my thoughts a little ;). I just checked the specs and they did change the waveform and extend the ride time to 30 seconds. Definitely not fun for the bad guy. Its also nice to see that TASER will provide a new C2 for anyone who uses it in self defense and provides a police report. Anything is better than nothing to keep safe. :thumbup:
 
Charlie Fox said:
During the Taser training I receivied the instructor pointed out that the Tasers are expensive, but this was done to keep them out of the hands of "unauthorized users" (bad guys)
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What? Like they think drug dealers -- guys who wear pounds of gold and diamonds around their necks -- don't have money? All to often, the "bad guys" are the ones who do have the money... because they've taken it from everyone else.

No.

Tasers are expensive because Taser International is alone in the market... and that's a great place to be. They can basically set their own price. When you can do that, you might as well set it high and enjoy the margin.
 
Thanks, I am looking for a personal stun gun that can fit in a cell phone pouch. Being sued is not an issue in Botswana or South Africa.

I am very aware of what is going on around me and I avoid situations that others wander into expecting help from the system. I don't intend waving it around. Much of the personal mugging goes into the theft of cell phones, this will give me the advantage of surprise because this cell phone will have a kick. It will buy me time to retreat and or access a nastier weapon, if a Taser does not convince them to shop elsewhere for something easier then they these are hard cases.

Botswana Police will do the honour of kicking them in the nuts if they are tasered and tied, or as what happened to our Secretary in RSA they used her (cheapo)Taser to investigate her claim of its effectiveness on the suspect.
 
The C2 is really neat. A bit pricey but within my budget but still a little large for what I had in mind.
 
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Whilst searching the net I found that the taser and pepperspray are horribly banned in UK. I think some of the equipment is horribly over spec'd but ALL. Waiting for the ninja umbrellas to be issued.
 
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