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Tazers or stun guns, work primarily by applying a high-voltage /low-current, electrical charge to the target.

The human body's nervous system works by sending electrical charges through neural pathways, the electric current provided by tazers momentarily scrambles this information in the nervous system, causing the recipient of the to feel paralyzed for a brief instant, as well as administering a great deal of pain to them as well.

The result is normally spasms, convulsions in many areas of the body, and in some cases unconsciousness.

The high voltage is needed to get the charge into the subject's body, and the current is kept low (3 milliamps, depending on the model) so the subject will not be injured severely.

Some guns use a lower fluctuating voltage, designed to mimic the body's muscle-triggering impulses, immobilizing the recipient with less current. This has been labelled a "tetanizing weapon".

A 0.06 amp current is generally enough to kill a person, so the devices are low current, but they use a very a high voltage so the electricity can overcome resistance from skin and flow through the subject.

Tasers are normally powered by 1 or more 9V battery, the output voltages without external "load" (which would be the target's body) can range from 50kV up to 750kV, with the most common being in the 200-300kV range.

The output current upon contact with the target will depend on various factors such as target's resistance, skin type, moisture, bodily salinity, clothing, the stun-gun's internal circuitry and battery conditions.

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