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I...isn’t this sort of focusing on the wrong thing? How many criminals storm police and military installations armed with stun guns?

wang_li 7y ago
Seems odd that their advertising is “with the rise of consumer tasers used for home defense...” who exactly are their intended customers? Home invaders? Also is it really smart to take away the police’s nonlethal tools in a premeditated fashion? Do you think it’s going to help your family’s wrongful death suit when your body is wrapped up in anti-taser gear?
- moftz 7y ago
  Seems like they could be suggesting that Tasers are going to become the new saturday night special, a cheap tool to incapacitate someone. Conductive clothing is cheaper and I'm sure hurts a lot less than body armor stopping a bullet.
- lph 7y ago
  Their intended customers are probably tacticool bros who want to spiff up their LEO LARPing.
- mirimir 7y ago
  > who exactly are their intended customers? Home invaders? Sure. That is, SWAT teams.
  - kbenson 7y ago
    In that case, it's probably even a better idea. If the choice is a SWAT officer being somewhat immune to or being fully affected by a current strong enough to affect muscles, I would rather they be immune to whatever degree they can be, just because those muscles are probably in control of an automatic weapon. That doesn't really help that the SWAT team probably shouldn't even be there 99% of the time, but I'll still take any small wins that are offered.
moftz 7y ago
In many states in the US, there are no restrictions to buying, owning, and conceal carrying a Taser (the one that shoots barbs). Even felons can own them in most states. Compare that to a pistol that has all kinds of restrictions on ownership and possession. In cities where Taser or stun gun use by criminals is high, cops and regular people may be interested in wearing this kind of stuff. I don't really know if that is a real issue though, you rarely ever hear of someone using a Taser or stungun in a crime.
neilv 7y ago
Well, right now, it's being advertised to a large number of computer programmers with disposable income, on HN.

wang_li 7y ago

Seems odd that their advertising is “with the rise of consumer tasers used for home defense...” who exactly are their intended customers? Home invaders? Also is it really smart to take away the police’s nonlethal tools in a premeditated fashion? Do you think it’s going to help your family’s wrongful death suit when your body is wrapped up in anti-taser gear?

moftz 7y ago
Seems like they could be suggesting that Tasers are going to become the new saturday night special, a cheap tool to incapacitate someone. Conductive clothing is cheaper and I'm sure hurts a lot less than body armor stopping a bullet.
lph 7y ago
Their intended customers are probably tacticool bros who want to spiff up their LEO LARPing.
mirimir 7y ago
> who exactly are their intended customers? Home invaders? Sure. That is, SWAT teams.
- kbenson 7y ago
  In that case, it's probably even a better idea. If the choice is a SWAT officer being somewhat immune to or being fully affected by a current strong enough to affect muscles, I would rather they be immune to whatever degree they can be, just because those muscles are probably in control of an automatic weapon. That doesn't really help that the SWAT team probably shouldn't even be there 99% of the time, but I'll still take any small wins that are offered.

moftz 7y ago

In many states in the US, there are no restrictions to buying, owning, and conceal carrying a Taser (the one that shoots barbs). Even felons can own them in most states. Compare that to a pistol that has all kinds of restrictions on ownership and possession. In cities where Taser or stun gun use by criminals is high, cops and regular people may be interested in wearing this kind of stuff. I don't really know if that is a real issue though, you rarely ever hear of someone using a Taser or stungun in a crime.

neilv 7y ago

Well, right now, it's being advertised to a large number of computer programmers with disposable income, on HN.