Shocking Music!
Taser International, a company that manufactures stun guns, has come up with a novel way to make carrying stun guns more accessible to women – adding a feminine touch to the gun and a holster that can also hold 1GB of music.
The stun gun called Taser C2 has been given a makeover in design such as colour to make women less apprehensive about carrying one. Some have dubbed the holster iLaser (a take on the iPod, the popular music player from Apple) because it combines a stun gun with a music player that is capable of storing 1GB of songs and producing a laser shock at the same time. The music player itself is not integrated into the stun gun but is a holster that wears over the stun gun so it serves both functions.
It also comes with a pair of fashionable headphones to give it a stronger music player over stun gun bias. It would allow women to use it as a music player but at the same time giving reassurance of having something to protect themselves should the need ever arise.
The stun gun itself can produce a shock of 50,000 volts, somewhat lower than many other stun guns in the market for self-defence.
The design of these new stun guns have been made to look different from traditional stun guns with a design akin to a woman’s shaver. Furthermore, they have given them a very feminine look with designs coming in pink, leopard skin, and one or two other other choices.
The idea is to make it more comfortable for women to arm themselves with a stun gun; women are major target market for manufacturers of stun guns for self defence. Many women are reluctant to carry stun guns despite them being touted as self defence tools because some still see it as a gun, partly because, at least until recently, of the resemblance of a stun gun to traditional guns. However, this new design partly compensates for that.
This link provides laws on stun gun ownership and usage in the US. The following post has information on countries where stun guns are known to be restricted (at the bottom of the post).