The Beginning and History of the Stun Gun
In the late 1800s a man by the name of John Burton from Wichita, Kansas invented and patented a device he called an "Electric Prod pole". The goal in mind? To motivate the movement of cattle without injury or scorching their hides. This device, still widely used today by ranchers and cattle herders, is where the idea of the stun gun originated.
In the 1950s the this idea was used in the invention of the first stun gun. The difference being that, while "cattle prods" are used to motivate movement, "stun guns" are designed to incapacitate and "stun". By using high voltage and low amperage(Amps are what kill people, not volts) the stun gun became a very effective form of self defense and began being widely used by police forces in the 1960s.
While cattle prods are designed to send a short, localized electric shock of between 1,500 to 10,000 volts to motivate movement, stun guns use a much higher range of voltage to confuse the nervous system and cause muscle failure and disorientation.
Though both stun guns and cattle prods use the same basic idea of sending electricity through two electrodes to deliver the shock, the uses and effects vary. The cattle prod and the stun gun are designed to do different jobs and both are very effective at the job they were designed for.
Though the actual voltage delivered by a stun device is very hard to measure, the fact remains that they are very effective self defense weapons and should not be used as toys or for amusement of any kind. Even low voltage stun guns are very effective in doing their jobs and can be used effectively in self defense and personal protection.
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