Pocket Taser Stun Gun - A Great Gift For The Wife (submitted by a guy who purchased his ever lovin' a "pocket taser" for their anniversary)

Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol &Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 22nd anniversary &I was looking for a little something extra for my wife, Toni. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were suppose to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety...WAY TOO COOL!

Long story short, I bought the device & brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing &pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button & pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back &forth between the prongs. Awesome!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Toni what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.

Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right???

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions &thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) & thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts & a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, taser in another. The directions said that a 1-sec burst would shock & disorient your assailant; a 2-sec burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms & a major loss of bodily control; a 3-sec burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than 3 seconds would be wasting the batteries.

All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than ¾” in circumference; pretty cute really & loaded with 2 itsy, bitsy AAA batteries thinking to myself, "no possible way!"

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best...

I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, "don't do it master," reasoning that a 1-sec burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a 1-sec burst just for the heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, & HOLY MOTHER, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION@!@$$!%!@*!!!

I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over & over & over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position & tingling in my legs. The cat was standing over me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking my face, undoubtedly thinking to herself, "do it again, do it again!"

Note: If you ever feel compelled to "mug" yourself with a taser, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a 1-sec burst when you zap yourself. You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A 3-sec burst would be considered conservative.

SON-OF-A-...that hurt like hell!!! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up & surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they get up get there? My triceps, right thigh & both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain & my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I'm still looking for my testicles? I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return.

Still in shock, Tommy
from an email from a friend etc...

On 2006-12-05 04:05, Ship-Of-Fools(Kinda Recruiting...) wrote:
I personally think u should back this up with a .45 side arm, and a .40 backup...but thats just me