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- From: n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglas Del-Vecchio)
- Subject: Re: the US elections...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.035650.27976@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
- Organization: Western Washington University
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 03:56:50 GMT
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- marty@world.std.com (Marty M HaleEvans) writes:
- >What do some of you think of the hand-held stun weapons that are coming onto
- >the market? These are relatively inexpensive (~$100), easy to use, easy to
- >carry, legal, and produce no lasting harm. Just enough neural disruption to
- >allow one to escape. There was some writing about them in the newest _MONDO
- >2000_. My husband and I have been talking about them as a non-violent option
- >to the self-defense problem. The main problem is that you do have to touch
- >the assailant with the weapon, so you have to let him/her get close. Also,
- >like any weapon, it can be taken away and used on you. However, that's a
- >possibility with any weapon, and I'd rather have a stunner go off accidentally
- >in struggle or even used on me than a gun or knife.
-
- Fun to play with.
-
- Don't use it if your life depends on it though, it's more of
- a novelty item than anything.
-