Bryon Daly wrote:
>
> >From: "Chad Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > No one here has mentioned non-lethal weapons. The Taser has come a long
> >way, and fufills all of the requirements of a pistol or rifle, except for
> >the range, which is limited to 15 feet. However, for home defense, 15 ft is
> >acceptable, since this is the typical bedroom length. Modern tasers also
> >have features of fast reload, and for those times of close combat, it will
> >stun on touch, without firing.
> >I believe that this fulfills the requirements stated so far for home
> >defense, and addresses the safety concerns brought up related to gun
> >ownership.
> >Here is a list of features of newer tasers:
> >http://www.surveillance-security-protection.com/air_tasers.html
>
> Interesting idea, but I see a few problems:
> - It says the optimal range is 7-10 feet, which results in a 16" spread
> on the electrodes. It seems to me that if your aim is off by more than a
> few inches, one of the probes might miss completely. And that concern
> would be even greater if you had to fire at the maximum range of 15'
> - If you miss (see above) or if there is more than one attacker, you're
> mostly screwed. The point-blank stun gun feature is nice, but I don't
> see it being that much of a deterrent/defense against a large attacker(s)
> armed with a knife, especially if they are skilled in hand-to-hand combat
> and you aren't, or if you are out-sized/strengthed by the attacker.
> - It says up to 15 minutes incapacitation... What do you do if it takes the
> cops longer than that to show up? Can you re-stun them with the stun
> gun, or are the batteries dead by that point?
>
> >Imagine combining D. Brin's vision of survailance cameras with automated
> >tasers. An intruder trips a motion detector, a brief warning, and any
> >movement triggers the taser to fire. The liability is minimial, requires no
> >interaction from the home owner (one not even need to call the cops, the
> >alarm will do it automatically), and immobilizes a criminal long enough for
> >cops to show up.
>
> I wonder if 15 minutes is long enough in all cases
2 words:
Zip ties.
In the case of 1 intruder, if you've got zip ties handy, you can tie
them up to where they won't be that much of a problem if they come to
before the cops get there.
And they're available at so many stores, there's no reason *not* to have
some.
Julia
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