I need to barter NOW, not later. Brand new Air Taser stun gun for sale. Bought when I was a newbie and didn't expect to find alternate means of self defense. Ideal for persons unable/unwilling for any reason to use guns, i.e., Canadians, residents of DC and similar jurisdictions. Now the time draws near and I have not completed the preps deemed necessary, and wish to find this item a home.

The air taser is better than the contact stun gun, because it projects a beam for 15 feet, so one need not bodily encounter the intruder/attacker. It renders same unconscious for 15 minutes, but does not permanent damage.

If interested, please contact me asap. Thanks.

-- Elaine Seavey (Gods1sheep@aol.com), November 16, 1999

Answers

Projects a beam? Not sure I understand the physics of that. Could you please elaborate? Cannot figure out how to generate a 15 foot spark through the air or project a plasma carrier for that distance. Sure would be a lot of fun, though. Perhaps one of us misunderstood. Maybe it actually projects a wire through which the voltage may be expended?

-- Uhhmm... (JFCP81A@aol.com), November 16, 1999.

I could sure use that on some of the skateboarding punks in my neighborhood. Does it actually inject a dart or can you just nonchalantly zap someone without anyone being able to figure out where it came from?

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), November 16, 1999.

The taser shoots out wires which, upon contact with target, communicate a high voltage charge. I think they have small darts to ensure good contac

-- Magnolia (Magnooliaa@yahoo.com), November 16, 1999.

Oh man! He's got a PHASER! Quick, tell me your address so that I can send you all my money!

Or maybe you want to clarify what you are selling... maybe try and sell something that actually exists? :)

-- Colin MacDonald (roborogerborg@yahoo.com), November 17, 1999.

Air Tasers do exist, and as it was said, work by shooting little probes at the target (by compressed air) and working like a stun gun from that point forward. The cartridges (containing the darts and the wiring to connect to the unit) are relatively cheap. The advantage to an Air Taser is that you don't have to get "up close and personal" to use it. Note that, depending on the locality, they may or may not be legal to carry -- not that many people are going to walk into their local PTA meeting carrying one.

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), November 17, 1999.

Aw shoot, you mean those dang phaser things haven't really been invented yet? That sucks, I was planning to turn it up to "liquify" and visit my local tax office.

(Hint: Some decadent nations still use a little thing called eye-row- naye ;p )

-- Colin MacDonald (roborogerborg@yahoo.com), November 17, 1999.

Well, shucks, Colin. You mean you was a-funnin'? (Hey, Martha, lookie here. We gotta get us'ns one of them thar eye-row-naye things, too!)

Since we're coming clean, I have to admit I was only HALF-kidding about taking one to a local PTA meeting -- although it'd probably be a lot more interesting than what usually goes on, y'know? :p

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), November 17, 1999.

This thread got to be really stupid...this is an intelligent item for sale in an intelligent manner. The air taser was purchased at The Cop Shop in Arlington, Virginia on 5/18/99, and I have the sales slip for it. This is where our local LEOs purchase their supplies, folks.

Thanks, HereAndThere for your solid input. Now...if anyone is still seeking a sensible purchase of an item no more "weird" than a shotgun, please be in touch.

-- Elaine Seavey (Gods1sheep@aol.com), November 17, 1999.

Yikes! Sounds like Elaine has moved on to heavy weapon status and no longer needs her puny little stun gun. You have always come across as slightly unbalanced Ms. Seavey but now it is time to upgrade you to certified loonie. Drop your weapons and seek help (the medical kind).

-- Truth (at@the.ready), November 17, 1999.

"This thread got to be really stupid...this is an intelligent item for sale in an intelligent manner."

Oh, really?

Just how "intelligent" is your taser gun? What is the IQ level? What scores did it get on the SAT tests? Does it have a firm grasp on quantum mechanics and string theory? :-)

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), November 17, 1999.

Truth (not), you are only here to disrupt and to try to make the rest of us look either alarmist, stupid, or unbalanced. It seems to me that you might wish to find more constructive things to do with your time, since you are wasting it here. My posts are well-known for their balance, thank you. It is you who come across as "unbalanced" in your unnecessary and unbalanced attacks upon others whom you cannot presume to know. Why don't you join YouKnowWho, and just go away?

-- Elaine Seavey (Gods1sheep@aol.com), November 17, 1999.

Hawk, in trying to use "shorthand" I said intelligent item. I should have said "intelligently engineered product." How good of you to correct me, when we have only 40+ days left in which to do more important things than this wrangling on the forum!

-- Elaine Seavey (Gods1sheep@aol.com), November 17, 1999.

What are you looking for in trade?(real email)

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasn@yahoo.com), November 17, 1999.

Elaine, just teasing of course :-)

Have you asked the shop if you could return it? They may knock 10 or 20 percent off what you paid, but it's only 6 months old. Also, maybe a pawn shop. Good luck.

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), November 17, 1999.