The TASER Device looks and feels like a pistol but uses compressed air to fire two metal darts that are connected to the taser via electric cable. When the TASER darts strike the body or clothing, a five-second 50,000-volt charge is released through the cable, causing the attackers muscles to contract uncontrollably. A TASER Device uses high voltage and low amperage to temporarily disable an attacker for several minutes, long enough for you to escape harms way. TASER Devices have been used safely by law enforcement officers in the field more than 45,000 times since 1999 and used safely more than 100,000 times including demonstration firings. TASER Devices are classified as non-lethal weapons and legal to carry in most states.