What is a TASER®?
TASER® is not a generic term but the name of a specific self-defense product. TASER® Energy Weapons (developed by Axon Enterprise, Inc.) are self-defense tools that shoot out probes that emit electrical currents that could cause a would-be offender to be temporarily incapacitated during the electrical cycle. When the probes hit the target, they send a message to the muscles in the area to “flex” and induce a temporary neuromuscular incapacitation. TASERs® can be shot from a distance, allowing you to try to stop an attacker from getting close to you, or some can be used in close contact (this is called drive-stun, when the TASER® is driven into the attacker).