Tough? yes - But not TASER tough!

[LouisianaCarry]

Tough? yes - But not TASER tough!

I didn't realize those things were that badazz.

This dude didn't like them, either.

 

[Request Dust Off]

I saw one recently:
To carry one officers get hit by one as part of training.
Officer has the red light on his chest but gets hit in the nuts.
The other officer is supposed to hit him for 5 seconds.
He is laughing so hard that he doesn't let off & goes 15 seconds until the taser cuts out. The poor guy getting hit went through more than his share. The guy controlling the taser should have not even went for the 5 seconds.

 

[#1bambam]

DON'T TAZE ME BRO!

 

[LouisianaCarry]

 

[topgunz1]

almost gave someone that experience yesterday... I love my x26

 

[George]

Hans Morraro(sp)

that dude is bad ass!

 

[dragginaknee]

almost gave someone that experience yesterday... I love my x26

me too i love the lightning!!

 

[Request Dust Off]

I'm not LEO so I've never had the privilege of zapping someone.
Had one officer tell me "best thing to ever happen in law enforcement" as he tapped the taser w/flashlight. Obviously he was too young to have been there before BP vest & radios, but I think he had a good point.

 

[Danny]

Enjoy guys,

Found this story I saved - don't eat or drink anything while reading this one.


A Tazer Story

To give you some background information, Rex, the author of this email, is in his mid 40's about 6'4 and 220 lbs and contrary to this story, he is quite an intelligent person.


Dear Friends,

My wife is fond of saying that my last words on this earth will be something akin to "Well, I have out done myself once again." No doubt you will see this true story chronicled in a Life Time movie in the near future.

Here goes.

Last weekend I spied something at the Pawn shop that tickled my fancy. (Note: Keep in mind that my "fancy" is easily tickled.) I bought something really cool for my wife. The occasion was our 22nd anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my sweet girl What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer gun with a clip. For those of you who are not familiar with this product, it is a less-than-lethal stun gun with two metal prongs designed to incapacitate an assailant with a shock of high-voltage, low amperage electricity while you flee to safety.

The effects are supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, but allowing you adequate time to retreat to safety. You simply jab the prongs into your 250 lb tattooed assailant, push the button, and it will render him a slobbering, goggle-eyed, muscle-twitching, whimpering, pencil-neck geek. If you've never seen one of these things in action, then you're truly missing out - way too cool!

Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was so disappointed. Upon reading the directions (we don't need no stinkin' directions), I found much to my chagrin that this particular model would not create an arch between the prongs. How disappointing! I do love fire for effect. I learned that if I pushed the button, however, and pressed it
against a metal surface that I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs that I was so looking forward to. I did so. Awesome!!! Sparks, a blue arch of electricity, and a loud pop!!!

Yipeeeeee. I'm easily amused, just for your information, but I have yet to explain to her 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 triple-a batteries, etc., etc. There I sat in my recliner, my dog looking on intently (trusting little soul), reading the directions (that would be me, not the dog) and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh and blood target. I must admit I thought about zapping the dog for a fraction of a second and thought better of it. She is such a sweet pup, after all. 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?

Was I wrong to think that? Seemed reasonable to me at the time. So there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, Tazer in another. The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water.

All the while I'm looking at this little device (measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference, pretty cute really, and loaded with two itsy,bitsy AAA batteries) thinking to myself, "no friggin' way!"

Friggin' way - trust me, but I'm getting ahead of myself. What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best. Those of you who know me well have got a pretty good idea of what followed.

I'm sitting there alone, the dog looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, "don't do it buddy," reasoning that a one-second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. (Sound,rational thinking under the circumstances, wouldn't you agree?)

I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the hell of it.(Note: You know, a bad decision is like hindsight-always twenty-twenty. It is so obvious that it was a bad decision after the fact, even though it seemed so right at the time. Don't ya hate that?)

I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY*********!!!! I'm pretty sure that Jessie Ventura ran in through the front door, picked me up out of that recliner, then body slammed me on the carpet over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, soaking wet, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position.

The dog was standing over me making 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 Tazer, one note of caution. There is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself. You're not going to let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. Then, if you're lucky, you won't dislodge one of the prongs 1/4" deep in your thigh like yours truly.)

SON-OF-A-***** that hurt! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at this point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they get there??? My triceps, right thigh and both titties were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, as my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. give or take an ounce or two, I'm pretty sure.

By the way, has anyone seen my testicles? I think they ran away. I'm offering a reward. They're round and rather large. Miss 'em ...... sure would like to get 'em back

 

[LouisianaCarry]

I was looking at their web site, and they do background checks, SS# checks, limit civvies to 15' reach and put confetti in their guns to litter the scene if they are used. This all strikes me as teh ghey. Do any other manufacturers make a good Taser that doesn't treat people like idiots or criminals? I wouldn't mind getting one, but I'm not going to beg and plead for a dumbed-down product.

Taser linky to restrictions, BTW

 

[tunatuk]

I was looking at their web site, and they do background checks, SS# checks, limit civvies to 15' reach and put confetti in their guns to litter the scene if they are used. This all strikes me as teh ghey. Do any other manufacturers make a good Taser that doesn't treat people like idiots or criminals? I wouldn't mind getting one, but I'm not going to beg and plead for a dumbed-down product.

Taser linky to restrictions, BTW

All the cartridges have the "confetti" called AFID's in them. They are to help verify the cartridge used, and prevent misuse. The tazer's that we carry for work have them, and we have to collect them, the prongs, and the spent cartridge and include them with the report.

 

[topgunz1]

the civilian model will give a 30 second ride, ours only do 5. Our models also have the confetti stuff in them. its not much, 15-20 peices or so

 

[tunatuk]

the civilian model will give a 30 second ride, ours only do 5. Our models also have the confetti stuff in them. its not much, 15-20 peices or so

Yup, ours is designed to get pain compliance and incapacitation of the subject. We only need about 5 seconds or so of that. The civilian model is meant to give you time to escape, hence the 30s

 

[JMC]

where can you buy these?

 

[tunatuk]

Academy sells them...they are $25 a cartridge and I believe they were running about $300-$350 for the taser itself.

 

[Speedlace]

The fall-over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWaCD6jIH5Q&NR=1

 

[TowTruck]

The fall-over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWaCD6jIH5Q&NR=1

he shoots he scores!!!! that was a good one

 

[Jon]

Jims has the civilian model and I think I saw an X-26 in there.