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byeya

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59. A good reliable taser costs $400 or more and should have the ability to fire the two electrodes plus

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 05:39 PM

Sep 2012

be able to stun if the end of the barrell is put against the person and the trigger pulled.
You do not have to hit bare flesh for it to work.
You should be no closer than six to eight feet to allow the electrodes to space themslelves properly and still make contact with the target.
There should be no problem having a taser at home or your place of business but to carry one state laws often mandate it be visible.

I think it's worth getting instruction on the use and maintenance of the taser.

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I'm buying a tazer [View all] sorefeet Sep 2012 OP

make sure is legal to carry a taser in your state darkangel218 Sep 2012 #1

Maybe pepper spray would be more humane... rfranklin Sep 2012 #2

I'll take a tazer any day over OC spray... Mmm_Bacon Sep 2012 #18

Actually, if the operator is not properly tased what should be a 5-second ride rustydog Sep 2012 #31

Yes.. I have it on my keychain in a nondescript red metal cylinder dispenser. hlthe2b Sep 2012 #51

These days the worst thing to say is "You must be a republican!" flamingdem Sep 2012 #3

lol! darkangel218 Sep 2012 #4

I wish I did it! flamingdem Sep 2012 #27

You can spot em by such actions. Of course, the TBag flag gives em away too. Hoyt Sep 2012 #30

Illegal to carry tasers in the following states: Panasonic Sep 2012 #5

Montana here sorefeet Sep 2012 #34

I dunno abelenkpe Sep 2012 #6

I'm going to say the same thing about this as I would about any kind of weapons. Cleita Sep 2012 #7

Ain't no way I would backdown from this guy. sorefeet Sep 2012 #8

If you're so street wise pintobean Sep 2012 #14

Because I'm 60 years old sorefeet Sep 2012 #24

bit extreme needing a taser, just better hope that he dosent have a glock or similar loli phabay Sep 2012 #36

Protection from what? Other people's opinions? scarletwoman Sep 2012 #9

Yes, do it... MrMickeysMom Sep 2012 #10

Well my real good friend said becareful sorefeet Sep 2012 #11

Why didn't "your friend"... 99Forever Sep 2012 #21

You want to taze people for disagreeing with you? pintobean Sep 2012 #12

I'm buying a bazooka fascisthunter Sep 2012 #13

Really why stop there.... I mean really. Ellipsis Sep 2012 #64

So is a 400 pound teabagger if he pins me to the floor. sorefeet Sep 2012 #15

You keep replying to yourself. pintobean Sep 2012 #19

Well I figured it out now can I have a tazer. sorefeet Sep 2012 #25

Sure. pintobean Sep 2012 #26

Is the coffee that good? a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #28

Please remember that laws re: self-defense are pretty much the same whether with gun or taser aikoaiko Sep 2012 #16

That is exactly what you should do. Fla_Democrat Sep 2012 #17

Think BIG!! -..__... Sep 2012 #20

I was actually thinking Fla_Democrat Sep 2012 #22

Two suggestions: mykpart Sep 2012 #23

BAD move... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #29

hand in pocket implies going for a weapon, what if the other guy just pulls a real one out and shoot loli phabay Sep 2012 #37

You make a salient point. mykpart Sep 2012 #69

"I tazed him for calling Obama the n-word!" Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #32

okay a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #35

Seem to be handling it well. Don't get taser, some yahoo right winger with a gun will shoot Hoyt Sep 2012 #33

A TASER is a weapon. ... spin Sep 2012 #40

I know, and the gun culture carry even more lethal weapons routinely in public. So? Hoyt Sep 2012 #48

My point is that you never pull a weapon unless you have a damn good reason to do so. ... spin Sep 2012 #50

I agree. Of course, I believe you never carry a weapon in public unless you have a damn good reason. Hoyt Sep 2012 #52

Is that the rule in Canada? Are you still a Canadian? AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #54

Snooping again I see. Nope, I live in a very red state, with lots of right wing gun lovers. Hoyt Sep 2012 #55

Actually, I like Canadians. There is no reason to not do so. But you have said in the past that you AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #60

I have never said I was Canadian. You're confusing me with another anti-gun-toter who is Canadian. Hoyt Sep 2012 #62

Which anti-gun-toter is that? AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #65

Does a woman who is alone in a parking garage have to have a damn good reason to carry a firearm ... spin Sep 2012 #56

OK, A) I didn't need the goddamn detail. cali Sep 2012 #38

Because they're multiplying like kochroaches? Zalatix Sep 2012 #44

bullshit. and you're not the op cali Sep 2012 #45

Not bullshit. It's a situation that can be avoided for a while. Zalatix Sep 2012 #46

So the one that has vowed to kill the president if reelected sorefeet Sep 2012 #39

File a report Fla_Democrat Sep 2012 #41

The best weapon is your mind former-republican Sep 2012 #42

Er. Ah. Robb Sep 2012 #43

In AZ, I feel your pain! RetroGamer1971 Sep 2012 #47

no one giot violent with you so u don't need a taser just keep zapping them with truth TeamPooka Sep 2012 #49

If tazers are outlawed, only outlaws will have tazers. n/t 2on2u Sep 2012 #53

Cool Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #57

Get a taser if you wish but nothing in the OP would give you the right to use one. former9thward Sep 2012 #58

It's for protection sorefeet Sep 2012 #67

A good reliable taser costs $400 or more and should have the ability to fire the two electrodes plus byeya Sep 2012 #59

Using a Taser has the same legal onus as employing deadly force... OneTenthofOnePercent Sep 2012 #61

I don't see anything in your post that merits your having a taser. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2012 #63

Mayberry's gone to shit since Floyd died. rug Sep 2012 #66

What do you need a taser for? Alduin Sep 2012 #68