One of the newest types of self-defense stun guns on the market is the liquid charged stun gun. This works the same way that a taser gun works but instead of wire transferring the current into the targets body, a liquid stream that is shot out of the stun gun transfers it.
The gun is hooked up to a tank of highly conductive liquid, usually a mix of water, salt and other conductive elements. Then the trigger is pulled and the electrical current moves through the gun through the liquid stream and onto the attacker.
These guns have a much longer firing range than the taser guns and they can be shot more than once in succession.
One downfall is that these liquid stun guns are heavier and more cumbersome than stun guns and tasers due to the liquid.
Portable models of the liquid stun gun generally have a back mounted tank that holds the fluid, while vehicle mounted guns use mounted water cannons. The portable unit uses the same basic principal as a kids super soaker water gun.
The market for stun weapons is rapidly growing since law enforcement and military units are now in need of non-lethal weapons to subdue angry mobs without the...