Tasers/Stun Guns

[Bananabandit]

Domestic dispute?

I'm kidding, jeez.

Foreplay? BDSM?

 

[spat]

Ok then it's settled.

Seriously though.

Let's say you're a coach at your local high school.

You basically have 3 choices.

"concealed is concealed" where your risk of being exposed by some accident and going to prison for a felony is much higher than your risk of needing the gun.

"be disarmed" which has all the usual pitfalls.

"carry something that's not a gun" Where the Taser fits in as one of the better options.

 

[repete]

No you're not grounded yet. Serious question, what situation could you see yourself in that you would rather have a taser over your handgun?

My wife is a nurse and firearms aren't allowed where she works and she wouldn't be comfortable carrying one all night in that situation anyway but she can carry a stunner in a case on her waist without question and the employee handbook doesn't ban them.
Better to ask for forgiveness then to beg for permission!

 

[togmaster]

Domestic dispute?

That's called foreplay.

 

[togmaster]

My wife is a nurse and firearms aren't allowed where she works and she wouldn't be comfortable carrying one all night in that situation anyway but she can carry a stunner in a case on her waist without question and the employee handbook doesn't ban them.
Better to ask for forgiveness then to beg for permission!

Seriously though.

Let's say you're a coach at your local high school.

You basically have 3 choices.

"concealed is concealed" where your risk of being exposed by some accident and going to prison for a felony is much higher than your risk of needing the gun.

"be disarmed" which has all the usual pitfalls.

"carry something that's not a gun" Where the Taser fits in as one of the better options.

If you are slicing the pie on what is legal to carry in those situations I'm not sure if a taser is legal but INAL. Legality aside if you cannot carry a gun there are better options than a taser. Knife, space pen, heavy flashlight (D cell mag light) even pepper spray among others.

 

[spat]

If you are slicing the pie on what is legal to carry in those situations I'm not sure if a taser is legal but INAL. Legality aside if you cannot carry a gun there are better options than a taser. Knife, space pen, heavy flashlight (D cell mag light) even pepper spray among others.

Taser is better than pepper spray.

I wouldn't carry a taser instead of a knife, but in addition to one. A Taser offers the advantages of range.

space pen ? Knife is better.

big flashlight ? not concealable..

A Taser certainly isn't the right tool in all situations, but this thread is about the situations where it *is* the best option. They do exist.

As far as legality, are you seriously questioning that there are places where a Taser will get you in a lot less trouble than a gun ?

 

[BDinPutnam]

I carry Sabre basically everywhere I go off my property.

A pen? Yes, that too. For self defense?

 

[tc556guy]

You could presumably bring it places legally a pistol can’t go. I suspect you could also “brandish” it in situations in which displaying a gun would be a felony but I am not a lawyer.

I'm pretty sure that the proposed guidelines they're writing up for these things will limit you to having them at home only. You wont be able to take them anywhere

 

[spat]

I'm pretty sure that the proposed guidelines they're writing up for these things will limit you to having them at home only. You wont be able to take them anywhere

Even if what you say is true, the penalty for non compliance is likely to be much lower.

Getting caught with a Taser at your kids high school basketball game will be a lot less painful than a gun.

 

[tc556guy]

Even if what you say is true, the penalty for non compliance is likely to be much lower.

Getting caught with a Taser at your kids high school basketball game will be a lot less painful than a gun.

Well that's the great unknown.
Who would have ever predicted thirty years ago that possessing a metal box with a spring and follower that collectively holds more than ten rounds would be a felony level offense for the average citizen of New York?
The penalty will be what the politicians in Albany impose upon us, and I don't see them giving us any slack on any self-defense/ weapons issue.

 

[Bananabandit]

Ive decided to use my stern voice, maybe someone will listen.

 

[Blimey]

I carry Sabre basically everywhere I go off my property.

A pen? Yes, that too. For self defense?

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