A 2005 report indicated that 153 law enforcement officials across America died in the line of duty , marking a continued declining trend over the last thirty years. In the 1970s, more than 220 officials were fatally injured every year, making it the deadliest decade in law enforcement history. But with the exception of 2001 and the large number police fatalities in the 9/11 attacks attacks, the officer death rate has did exceed 160 every year.

California, which lost seventeen officials over the last year, had the state’s most line-of-duty fatal injuries, followed by Texas, with fourteen, and Georgia, with ten. These figures were released by the nation’s Law Enforcement Officials Commemorative Fund ( NLEOMF ) and the Concerns of Police Survivors ( COPS ), 2 non profit groups established to commemorate those who fell in the line of duty. Although the number of fatalities have declined,  more safety measures are requested to further reduce these numbers.

“The fact remains that an officer dies just about every other day, and we want to stay targeted on the measures which will protect their lives,” related State Law Enforcement Officers Commemorative Fund Boss Craig W Floyd. The NLEOMF and its partner organization, the International organisation of Chiefs of Police ( IACP ), spotted the significance of body armor.

Because this is the second successive year in which traffic-related accidents either equaled or topped gunfire as the premiere reason for death, the NLEOMF and COPS are asking for better driver coaching for officials, safer vehicles, and a driving public that’s more conscientious to officer safety when approaching accident scenes and traffic stops.

Each officer who died in the line of duty during 2005 will be honored at a Candlelight Vigil on May thirteen, 2006, during Countrywide Police Week. When law enforcement officers die in the line of duty , their families need robust support to show the bereaved that their loved ones gave their lives for something greater than themselves.

Police officers put their lives at risk everyday, without their efforts, anarchy would reign in society and law and order would be imposed only by those who have the power to wield it for their own purpose, may they be gangs, organized crime, or petty criminals. Let us not forget their sacrifice and, in turn, the sacrifice of those they left behind.

As time goes on, their use gains greater acceptance as a non-lethal self defense weapon for the ordinary civilian and a particularly strong weapon for law enforcement officials. Stun guns temporarily incapacitate targets by sending a high voltage but low amperage charge of electricity to the intended target’s nervous system. This causes an interruption in the body’s neurological impulses that control muscle movement, overpowering the neuromuscular system causing the victim to lose balance. It also causes temporary partial paralysis and exhausts blood sugar making the person too tired to move. In addition, the current from the stun gun can’t pass to your body from the opponent.

Civilians who use stun guns are those who are extra vulnerable to theft, attack, rape, murder and kidnapping such as teachers, women who work late hours and those who place themselves in harm’s way can protect themselves with stun guns with great efficacy. They’re small, easily concealable or camouflaged and straightforward to use. The sight and sound of a stun gun’s charge could be enough to deter an attacker. If not, then a 3-5 2nd dose of 700,000 volts will be adequate for most of the people to flee the situation they’re in.

A stun gun is a tool in the struggle against crime; it is non-lethal and at best will give the user 2-3 minutes to flee away from the attacker. Brands like Stun Master stun gun, Scorpion, Panther, Firefly, Z force stun gun and Claw stun gun have models that range between eighty thousand volts to 975,000 volts. Stun guns can be camouflaged as cell telephones, flashlights, or pagers for the element of surprise. Stun guns have fast become a popular self defense weapon of choice for many folks in today’s urban jungle.