Stun gun manufacturers have ammunition to silence their critics, says president of StunGun.com
The world\'s largest stun gun manufacturer has sustained intense criticism for months, yet an autopsy sheds new light. A nationally recognized security expert comments.


/Guns and Firearms News Articles/ - BOSTON, MA, July 15, 2005 - (StunGun.com) The world's largest stun gun manufacturer has sustained intense criticism for months, yet an autopsy has shown that a 30-year-old man's high-profile death after sustaining a stun gun shot was attributable to the cocaine in his system at the time. A nationally recognized security expert sees the autopsy as more ammunition to silence the critics.

"As with any technology, stun guns deserve the utmost care in their use," said Robert Siciliano, president of StunGun.com. "But the criticism against stun gun manufacturers is shrill and out of proportion with stun gun technology's risks." An expert in personal security and identity theft, Siciliano is author of "The Safety Minute: 01."

On July 8, The Orlando Sentinel and others reported that the death of a 30-year-old man earlier this year in DeLand, Fla., stemmed from "acute cocaine intoxication." Shortly before his death, the man had withstood a number of stun gun shocks, drawing widespread news coverage and criticism of stun gun manufacturers.

"We've seen these kinds of findings before," Siciliano said. "In fact, the vast majority of deaths from stun gun shocks involve people who have large quantities of cocaine in their systems. To continue to portray stun guns as the culprits is to ignore the mounting evidence to the contrary. It is a disingenuous approach designed to attract media coverage. The strategy wouldn't be so rampant if it didn't work."

"These are not 100 percent safe weapons," Siciliano continued. "Few people have ever claimed so. But, for law enforcement and self-defense, stun guns represent a quantum leap past firearm technology's capabilities. It's an evolution in social consciousness. Opponents ought to consider this. Yet I see no evidence that they do."

In his columns, Jim Kouri, CPP, vice president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, has drawn on Siciliano's expertise regarding law enforcement's use of stun guns. Siciliano has been on radio programs this year to discuss the safety of stun guns.

Rolling out an affordable civilian model of its weapon, as reported in the July 3 Sun-Sentinel and elsewhere, Taser is also launching a campaign to educate the public on stun gun technology, according to an article in the July 3 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"Taser is making a good move by going straight to the masses," Siciliano said. "This is necessary crisis communication. They'll never be heard otherwise. Anti-stun gun messages flood the media. The masses need to know the truth. They also need stun guns for self-defense."

The Charlotte Business Journal has quoted Siciliano on developments in the stun gun industry. The New York Post has covered StunGun.com in its business pages.

The Sun-Sentinel article points out that no regulations govern Taser's civilian model.

"It's important, as with any weaponry, to keep tabs on stun guns," said Siciliano. "But let's be reasonable and remember that stun gun technology means saved lives."

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