Stun Guns: Effectiveness And Lethality

Stun guns are definitely powerful but they are also claimed to be non-lethal, despite a few high-profile cases involving their use. The theory is that the electrical charge temporarily disables the target, causing only non-damaging though painful muscular disruptions. Thus the pattern of deaths arising from electroshock weapons, often employed by police officers whose departments [...]

Relationship First Aid: How to Heal a Fear of Intimacy

Intimacy is a lot like trying to get warm on a cold winter night. You wrap yourself up in your favorite blankets and settle in for sleep, but at some point overnight you may feel too warm and constrained by the blankets. So you disentangle yourself and push the blankets away. But after a [...]