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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Self-defense weapons
Hi,
(1) stun gun vs. taser - there is no difference between these?
Does this kind of self-defense weapon have other names (synonyms)?
(2) what (kind of) stores/shops are authorized to sell stun guns and pepper sprays in the US? UK?
mus-te
(1) stun gun vs. taser - there is no difference between these?
Does this kind of self-defense weapon have other names (synonyms)?
(2) what (kind of) stores/shops are authorized to sell stun guns and pepper sprays in the US? UK?
mus-te
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1. They are most often called "less-than-lethal weapons". 2.
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- They are most often called "less-than-lethal weapons".
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- I'm not aware of any restrictions on selling them in the US, though you most often find them in gun shops and sporting goods stores..
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1. They are most often called "less-than-lethal weapons".
2. I'm not aware of any restrictions on selling them in the US, though you most often find them in gun shops and sporting goods stores..
2. I'm not aware of any restrictions on selling them in the US, though you most often find them in gun shops and sporting goods stores..
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I believe a stun gun is a handheld device about the size of a cell phone with two exposed electrodes. You push the device into a person until the electrodes contact him, and the device delivers an electric shock sufficient to knock a person down.
A taser, I believe, is a device about the size of a large handgun. It shoots two darts, which are connected to wires, to a maximum of about
A taser, I believe, is a device about the size of a large handgun. It shoots two darts, which are connected to wires, to a maximum of about
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