[Dean's World] Dave Price: Layered Defense

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Posted by Dave Price:
Layered Defense
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1197176016.shtml


   For the self-defense enthusiast on your Christmas shopping list,
   Amazon now offers the [1]TASER M18-L.

     The ADVANCED TASER M18L includes an optional laser sight to aid in
     aiming and uses a replaceable cartridge containing compressed
     nitrogen to deploy two small probes that are attached to the
     ADVANCED TASER M18/M18L by insulated conductive wires with a
     maximum length of 15 feet (4.5 meters).

   Most people who would want this probably have a gun already, and it's
   just the thing to avoid killing a drunken in-law attempting an
   ill-advised Santa imitation. And it's probably only a matter of time
   before you can get it bundled with the [2]perfect accessory.
   There's an odd symmetry between this device and the recent [3]Joe Horn
   incident, in which the Texas man shot and killed two burglars.

     The 911 call came from a Pasadena, Tex., resident, who alerted
     police to two burglary suspects on a neighbor's property. Before he
     hung up, two men were dead by his hand.
     The men were reportedly shot at a distance of less than 15 feet.

   The short distance probably means they were approaching him, possibly
   with aggressive intent. The shooting appears justified, but given the
   uncertainty in that situation, one might like to have some kind of
   nonlethal option to subdue them at least available. We don't know all
   the circumstances involved, but for most killing two people is a heavy
   burden to bear, and it's possible that after what happened Mr. Horn
   wishes he had had that option at hand when he accosted the burglars.

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   1. http://www.amazon.com/Taser-Advanced-TASER-Yellow-labels/dp/B000OTJERC/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1197172242&sr=8-4
   2. http://digg.com/people/Don_t_tase_me_bro_available_as_ringback_tone_from_Verizon
   3. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/17/national/main3517564.shtml?source=mostpop_story

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