Taser Guns

[SARGE]

I wonder how long before people start carrying them? It is after all, NOT a deadly weapon, and since the effects have been declared to be non-hazardous and not worth worrying about, any assault charge could be argued to be of the most technical nature. Akin to striking someone with a feather.

So, what would happen if I, Jo Householder, found a burglar in my house. And pulled a Taser from under my bed and tasered said burglar ?

they are totally legal in the States ( not the projectile models.. the prong models).. i can go into my local K mart and pick up a 50,000 volt stun gun for about US$50.. i used to carry one when i worked in a nightclub ( right next to the 9mm ) and only had to use it once.. you light the fire on one of those and the dick head sees the blue arc.. it changes their minds about their attitude in a hurry

If I ever have kids I'll be kitting them out with their own homemade Tasers. Its non lethal in most cases so whats the problem.

here ya go boyo

and here

[Indoo]

I this one cock did his home work and said that since they were introduced in the states some years ago 200 people have died from them.

Thats the same figure Keith Locke was bleating about, which is funny given that amnesty international who did the research which hes quoting actually stated that in only 15 or so of those cases did the taser possibly play any role in the death at all. Funny how they don't mention how many have died in the UK or that in N.Z the taser is far weaker.

[Monorail]

i think personal tasers are a brilliant idea. Much more effective than pepper spray would be

[Ixion]

So, resident Plod Persons, are these things legal in NZ, or not. And if not , why not, given how harmless they are.

[SARGE]

So, resident Plod Persons, are these things legal in NZ, or not. And if not , why not, given how harmless they are.

screw it .. im gonna build one ..

[Ixion]

I reckon that surplus electronics place at the top of Queen St would have almost all that stuff.

[SARGE]

I reckon that surplus electronics place at the top of Queen St would have almost all that stuff.

wonder how much power i can build with a car battery??

not to mention the intimidation factor of having a backpack stun gun that fires blue arcs 12 meters

[Indoo]

So, resident Plod Persons, are these things legal in NZ, or not. And if not , why not, given how harmless they are.

The same reason why its not legal to walk about the streets as a private citizen with an asp batton, pr24 and pepper spray.

[Ixion]

Tis legal to keep a baton in my house though. And pepper spray required special legislation to make it illegal

[Patrick]

So, resident Plod Persons, are these things legal in NZ, or not. And if not , why not, given how harmless they are.

It would fall under the "Restricted Weapon" class...same as pepper spray etc

[Indoo]

Tis legal to keep a baton in my house though. And pepper spray required special legislation to make it illegal

Its also legal to keep guns and swords, I doubt you could ever justify having a taser as a collectors item or an ornament though.

[Monorail]

changing the topic slightly, but in yesterdays paper they were talking about a gun that fires over a million rounds a minute, absolute pwnage

[Indiana_Jones]

That'd just be wasting bullets, like an MG42 lol

-Indy

[TLDV8]

Getting tasered has got to be a tad better than being shot.
I heard a rumour, the first time one was presented here the person in question's attitude changed for the better in a blink.
Imo,one thing that sucks is... NZ is is perhaps 5 to 10 years behind other Countries like the US when it comes to crime.That being what is happening here happened somewhere else years before.
The powers to be here had the advantage of learning from those who have already been there yet did nothing.We are lucky there are handgun laws here,at this point the weapon of choice in South Auckland seems to be the Hammer.
Any one getting zapped will have put themselves in a position of asking for it so there is still Freedom of Choice.

Who was that wanker on TV the other night saying crime hadn't risen,it was glitch when they changed over from the Wanganui computer or something like that.......That there are plenty of Police (not to be confused with MOT in disguise or Rookies)....... I wonder how many Detectives have left or transferred in the Manukau district this year,15 ?)


Whats the bet,presenting a taser used or not means paperwork. ?

Tasers or not,politics will always be the problem until it is to late. (imho)

[Lou Girardin]

It would fall under the "Restricted Weapon" class...same as pepper spray etc

Ah yes, the old "criminals might take it off you and use it on you" argument.
Women are much safer without pepper spray or tazers aren't they?
If in trouble they could call a cop: rolleyes: