How long does it take to immobilize someone with a stun gun?
As little as a one-half second contact from a stun gun will cause pain, involuntary muscle contraction and be sufficient to repel most attackers. A pulse of from one to two seconds will daze almost any attacker and cause disorientation and confusion. A stun gun pulse of three seconds will cause complete loss of balance and muscle control and significant confusion and disorientation.When forced to use a stun gun, however, you are not advised to monitor closely the length of time you have to use it. You discharge your stun gun into your assailant until the assault stops. This generally means until your attacker is on the ground and in no condition to pursue you. Don’t waste your efforts thinking about how long you have to hold your stun gun to the thug who is attacking you. You hold it long enough to get the job done, get away, and call the police.
As a general rule, a one-half second contact from a stun gun will repel and startle the attacker, giving some pain and muscle contraction. One to two seconds will cause muscle spasms and a dazed mental state. Over three seconds will cause loss of balance and muscle control, mental confusion and disorientation. However, don’t think about how many seconds you should hold the stun gun to your attacker. Think about it this way. Throw out what the books say and the online information you have read about stun guns. You should hold your stun gun to the assailant until they drop and you can get away and call the police, whether that may be one second or six seconds.
