what do you think about selling taser to the public? Im going to get one just for walking at dark.

You might also think about getting an Umbrella Insurance Policy to help you pay for the legal bills you might have to settle if you "Taser" the wrong person.

I really don't know much about them other than what I have seen on tv. I wouldn't mind having one myself though.

In the UK they are sooooo illegal. my firends son has just been fined a huge amount just for having one.. I dont see the harm in them as they are a defensive deterrent rather than a weapon. A dinner fork in the wrong hand could kill etc.. I know the USA have very different laws compared to us though so im not sure of the legalities .. but i can imagine the litigation issues would be huge in the states.

Tracey v

I think it should be just like owning a gun. That is, only after the the owner has been trained and licensed. They can easily kill someone.

A lady in my neighborhood is going back & forth with a guy that she accidentally tasered in the nards.

She claims he was running up behind her on a jogging path at night and it scared her. He claims he was jogging, and was going to pass her. She got all worked up at just the prospect of something happening, turned around, and fried Jim & the twins. The guy is now claiming ED. Who knows.

In the UK they are sooooo illegal. my firends son has just been fined a huge amount just for having one.. I dont see the harm in them as they are a defensive deterrent rather than a weapon. A dinner fork in the wrong hand could kill etc.. I know the USA have very different laws compared to us though so im not sure of the legalities .. but i can imagine the litigation issues would be huge in the states.

Tracey v

I can not speak for all states, since each state makes its own laws. But in NY, most anything can be considered a weapon and a person can be charged with (and convicted of) "possession of a deadly weapon" for almost anything. Here's the trick. If you stab me with a fork or pen, or hit me with a baseball bat or golf club, besides being charged with assault, you can also be charged with "assault with a deadly weapon" and "possession of a deadly weapon", because you used the fork, pen, bat or club as a weapon.

So while anything can be used as a weapon and you can be charged with "possession of a deadly weapon" for almost anything, there are some things that are considered weapons whether you use them as a weapon or not and they included firearms, knives (over 4 inches in length), certain chemical sprays and certain electrical immobilizers.

So a person can only be charged with "possession of a deadly weapon" if he uses the item as weapon or if he is in possession of any of a small group of devices which are always considered weapons.

Then again, there are some states where anyone (over 18 except a convicted felon) can carry a weapon and some places where it is the law that you must carry a gun.:faint:

A lady in my neighborhood is going back & forth with a guy that she accidentally tasered in the nards.

She claims he was running up behind her on a jogging path at night and it scared her. He claims he was jogging, and was going to pass her. She got all worked up at just the prospect of something happening, turned around, and fried Jim & the twins. The guy is now claiming ED. Who knows.

I'm sorry Wheetsin that is too funny! But...I thought it would be Johnson and the twins! LOL

This is a tough one, but I don't think the general public has the knowledge of what a taser gun is capable of doing well enough to own them, even though lots of people do. I know they have killed people, so I don't think I would want to take the chance of using one on someone else. I think maybe pepper spray would be safer. I definitely wouldn't carry a gun with me!

I think it should be just like owning a gun. That is, only after the the owner has been trained and licensed. They can easily kill someone.

I don't know where you are from, but here it Florida, you only need 3 things:

$$$$$

a State ID and

a clean (no felony, no mental hospitalization) record. :faint:

<starting dream sequence> Hubby has just smarted off one to many times today and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

ahhhh no more smarting off from him....<ending dream sequence>

Hey, I'm a native Texan. We have a right to carry law. Need I say more?

I wish they would make a version that could be used on children that would render them silent and immobile for a few hours. It would be great to use in restaurants, movie theaters, and the like. What a great life that would be!

WHEETSKIN,

THAT'S THE FUNNIEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD! I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE......EXPECIALLY TODAY......I HAVE MAJOR PMS!!!:kiss :scared: :clap2:

TASERS COULD BE FUN :clap2:

DID JIM AND THE TWINS SURVIVE THE ATTACK? :guess IF SO... WHATS THE BIG DEAL? IF IT WERE A GUN HE WOULD BE DEAD, (OR BE WISHING HE WAS SINCE SHE BLEW OFF JIM AND HIS BUDDIES:heh: ) I'M SORRY, I'M HORRIBLE TODAY:heh: :heh: :heh: :heh: :heh:

I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING!! :D

TURNER24

A lady in my neighborhood is going back & forth with a guy that she accidentally tasered in the nards.

She claims he was running up behind her on a jogging path at night and it scared her. He claims he was jogging, and was going to pass her. She got all worked up at just the prospect of something happening, turned around, and fried Jim & the twins. The guy is now claiming ED. Who knows.

Men are just so touchy when it comes to their penises.

Having sat in on a trial of a police office who had tasered a 59 year old woman I have a different perspective. I sat through 4 days of testimony about the taser, the training involved, how the police taser each other so they know the effects, etc. etc. etc. They were trying to prove that the tasers are safe and that the police get plenty of training so they will do no harm.

This case was difficult. I thought the police officer used excessive force. The 59 year old woman suffered from chronic fatigue and fibrolmalgia. They made her sound like she was crazy. Since I have both of these illnesses I knew what she was saying could be true. You can be well one minute and down the next.

Anyway it was a 6 person jury. The first count was 3 guilty, 3 not. The 3 not quickly attacked the 3 that thought he had used too much force. Iwas on the guilty side. Anyway, one went to the not guilty side because she wanted to get out of there. The other juror and I fought strong for an entire day. It was going to be a hung jury. I finally talked to the other juror and we agreed to vote with the not guilty. My only condition was I wanted my say after the vote.

The next day I read in the paper where this same police officer had been charged with a group of police officers in excessive force using a taser that resulted in death. The man was a mental patient.

I live with that guilt everyday. I should never have compromised. Tasers are bad and in Texas they are lethal. They are used more and more here by police that exert excessive force. The not guilty jurors couldn't believe that a police officer could use bad judgment. It is not one of my fondest moments.

I say NO to tasers in the hands of the public and police.