Hey all!
Saw a thread over on O.com that mentioned these, and thought I'd open up a discussion here as well.
For those who haven't seen them yet, here is the new Taser C2:
http://www.taser.com/PRODUCTS/CONSUMERS/Pages/C2.aspx
The short & skinny on it, is it's a civilian-only model, with a low price, designed for the average joe-schmoe to use in self defense. It uses the same "shoot & run away" mode as the older civilian models, giving a 30 second burst allowing you time to drop it & run.
I'm curious if this will be a hot item in the security world or not. The price tag is FAR more appealing than the older models, ($350 w/ laser, $300 without), and it's compact size makes it good for carrying. I would think that a 30 second burst would be considered excessive though, if you're just trying to take someone into custody or get them to comply. (As opposed to shooting & running away)
Thoughts? Comments? Ideas?
(On a side note, I browsed the site a bit more, and noticed that although the unit itself is far cheaper, the cartridges are not. Rather than an average of $12 per shot, these cartridges run around $25 each.
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Saw a thread over on O.com that mentioned these, and thought I'd open up a discussion here as well.
For those who haven't seen them yet, here is the new Taser C2:
http://www.taser.com/PRODUCTS/CONSUMERS/Pages/C2.aspx
The short & skinny on it, is it's a civilian-only model, with a low price, designed for the average joe-schmoe to use in self defense. It uses the same "shoot & run away" mode as the older civilian models, giving a 30 second burst allowing you time to drop it & run.
I'm curious if this will be a hot item in the security world or not. The price tag is FAR more appealing than the older models, ($350 w/ laser, $300 without), and it's compact size makes it good for carrying. I would think that a 30 second burst would be considered excessive though, if you're just trying to take someone into custody or get them to comply. (As opposed to shooting & running away)
Thoughts? Comments? Ideas?

(On a side note, I browsed the site a bit more, and noticed that although the unit itself is far cheaper, the cartridges are not. Rather than an average of $12 per shot, these cartridges run around $25 each.

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