| At the beginning of this year Taser International | | | | public. Certainly it provides the user with just the |
| launched their latest consumer stun gun at the | | | | same amount of power as that found in a police |
| Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. As this | | | | issued taser however it is much friendlier (comes |
| company has such a great record as far as | | | | in a variety of colors) as well as being lighter and |
| product liability litigation lawsuits goes in relation to | | | | also less technical. In order to discharge the |
| the use of the law enforcement stun gun it is no | | | | weapon all the user needs to do is press down on |
| surprise that they have now decided to branch | | | | the button with their thumb, but before this can |
| out a produce one for the general public. | | | | be done they need to move the safety cover |
| Over the last year or so Taser International have | | | | first. What is also more important about this new |
| had to weather the storm of controversy with | | | | version of a taser is that the C2 is not shaped |
| regard to their products and just how lethal they | | | | like a gun as many of the other models that are |
| are? Plus they have had to deal with issues | | | | available today. To be honest if you were to see |
| relating to the deaths that have been caused | | | | the C2 Taser for the first time you may just |
| from the use of their taser devices by law | | | | mistake it for one of the latest electric razors |
| enforcement personnel around the US. So if there | | | | that you can buy in any local electronics store. |
| seems to be so much controversy surrounding | | | | But probably the best piece of news to come out |
| the use of such devices by our well trained law | | | | from the launch of the C2 Taser is that when |
| enforcement and military personnel what is going | | | | shipped to a purchaser it is not activated and can |
| to happen when the general public is able to get | | | | only be activated by Taser International once the |
| their hands on it. | | | | purchaser has passed a security check so no |
| However, Taser International have spent well | | | | felons or juveniles should be able to get their |
| over a year in developing the C2 Taser which has | | | | hands on this device legally. |
| been specifically designed for use by the general | | | | |