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cactusfractal

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20. One setting: heavy stun only

Reply to krispos42 (Reply #16)

Wed May 1, 2013, 02:04 PM

May 2013

Civilians using such for personal defense should not be deciding under stress what setting would be appropriate and potentially underselecting. Worth stunning? Worth stunning hard. At least it's not "kill".

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