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Electric coil, non-lethal, defense weapon. DemolitionRanch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izW1X2555Wg

I would not consider this a self defense weapon. This will probably just irritate the attacker for a second.

Advertising this for self-defense is rather reckless, considering that people may rely on that.

It's pretty powerful and fires darn rapidly, those pellets are gonna hurt a lot. They penetrated a 2l plastic bottle, probably take your eye out ...

16J is pretty high, around air rifle levels of power so you could probably kill someone depending on how those discs damage people and how close you were.

Did you see what it did to a water melon? I think any intruder would be wise not to confront one of these.

I suppose you’re safe if your attackers are watermelons. But a watermelon is not a good substitute to understand what it’d do to a person. It only give an indication of damage.

What about a point-ed stick?

A banana?

If some homicidal maniac comes after me with a load of loganberries, I'll concede defeat.

Based on some of the damage that weapon did in the video, I don't expect that is non lethal by any means. That looks like deadly force to me.

Legally, deadly force. Practically, hell no. Not trusting my life to a metal disc with the same velocity as a BB pellet.

How about 4 discs and 15 BBs? PDX 12ga rounds have like 25cm spread at 15 meters...

If I am in the rare scenario where I have to shoot I will use the lethal option. Even if the chance is only 1% where the non-lethal does not kill. Because if I have to shoot than my life is in imminent danger.

No. If my life is on the line, I'm not going to use anything that gives my attacker a fair chance. The e-shotgun looks stupid fun, though, and I'll probably get one for shits and giggles.

Wouldn't want to use it for self-defense. Would just mildly irrate any attacker most likely.

Nevertheless, still a very cool concept and slick implementation.

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