Wednesday, May 25, 2005

 
An increase in third-party scientific attention will vindicate stun gun technology

We are getting to the red meat in the raging debate over stun gun technology.

At an upcoming yearly conference for bioelectromagnetics, two scientific societies will examine stun gun technology. Some human rights organizations say the deaths of about 100 people may be attributable to stun gun shocks. I have always questioned these groups' motives and look forward to reviewing the growing body of scientific evidence that, I predict, will vindicate stun guns once and for all.

A May 20 press release issued by Aegis Industries, Inc.—a stun technology manufacturer—announced the upcoming Bioelectromagnetics 2005 Conference. During this June 19 meeting in Dublin, Ireland, The Bioelectromagnetics Society and The European BioElectromagnetics Association, according to the release, plan to look at stun technology's effects on cell tissue and organs.

I predict that scientists' findings, over time, will vindicate stun gun technology. It is possible that stun guns have killed a handful of people, but this is not the point. Stun guns are 'less-then-lethal' weaponry. They have never been 100 percent safe—and, by the way, have never been used by law enforcement for such a mistaken reason.

Earlier this year, the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies issued a report asserting the safety of stun guns if "used appropriately." The report also called for the kind of scientific inquiry that will take place at the bioelectromagnetics conference.

A person has an excellent, nearly certain chance of living after sustaining a stun gun shock. Such is not the case with a bullet, which is designed to and can easily kill a person. It's about time for scientists to add credence to what all already know.

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