- Electroshock weapons, such as Tasers, work by sending an electric current into an attacker's body through conductive wires attached to electrodes.
Use a Taser to immobilize someone before they can make contact with you. Aim the device in the target's direction and squeeze the trigger from up to 20 feet away with most models. Pulling the trigger will open a gas cartridge that will shoot the electrodes at the target. The wires will send the electricity to the electrodes, which will strike the person with enough force to embed in clothing or skin, according to NonlethalDefense.com.
The high-voltage current has low enough amperage not to cause permanent damage, but it will stop the attacker in his or her tracks. - Stun guns work in the same way as Taser devices, except they require you to be in contact with the assailant.
Press the stun gun's electrodes against the person and pull the trigger. A high-voltage current will interrupt the nervous system and cut off signals from the brain to the muscles, causing the person to drop to the ground and not move for a short period.
The stun gun does not have to touch skin. The shock is powerful enough to go through even thick clothing, according to NonlethalDefense.com. A stun gun will not permanently damage the attacker's body unless it is applied numerous times. - Use pepper spray to temporarily blind and incapacitate an attacker, according to NonlethalDefense.com. You simply point the aerosol can at the eyes of the attacker and press the button.
Pepper spray or tear gas sprays are the most commonly used self-defense products used to stun or immobilize. These sprays, which are often carried in purses or on key chains, use various liquids to perform the task.
Pepper spray usually contains capsicum, a plant product found around the seeds of hot peppers. Blindness and inflammation of airways is a common immediate effect of this spray.
Tear gas versions of the spray will cause tearing, coughing, wheezing and uncontrollable sneezing in most people.
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