TASER Approved Civilian Training Course for the TASER Pulse & Bolt

​Initiated Summer 2017, TASER's Civilian Training program brings certified instructors to your neighborhood.  Taught by active firearms instructors who have been certified at TASER HQ, the course comprises a 3 hour slide-show presentation covering the technology, application, and legality, followed by an hour of hands-on range exercises that include firing at least one live cartridge.    

California Security Guards are treated as a civilians performing a citizen's arrest.  I have contacted BSIS and they do not regulate TASER or OC spray, there is no certifying or permitting authority.  Guard operator companies can pay their local police or sheriff to train their guard staff on LE models such as X26 and C2- with the X7 still being introduced- but there is no good reason to equip and train your guards on LE products which are larger, heavier, and way more expensive than the Pulse, and only deliver 5-10 exposure second cycles.  Buy your guards Pulses and have them train with me, and they will receive copies of their "course form" as evidence of training for submission to insurers, and will be important evidence for your civil defense attorneys defending lawsuits brought by persons aprehended by your guards. 

My wife works in SF and is regularly accosted by bums, and recently had a deranged man try to carjack her in a dark Menlo Park parking lot.  A female student of mine had her new iPhone 10 grabbed from her hands on a BART platform.  Fellas, we can't always be there to protect the special women in our lives, so we need to help them fight back.  Purchasing her a TASER Pulse and training on how to use it effectively, demonstrates to her that you want to protect her, that you care about her safety.  You should join too, making a date and bonding activity out of it, where I will convince you that a Pulse is also the right tool for you as well; a TASER is not the sissy's gun substitute, there is nothing lacking in my depolyment of multiple Pulses around my vehicle and home in order to have immediate access to a tool which will leave an attacker writhing on the ground and soiling himself while I pull out my folding knife or grab the Keltec KSG to finish the job- if legally justified. 

Your career requires false advertising to, and exploitation of, men, and that can lead to mixed messages.  Failing to set clear boundaries, and enforcing them, can lead to a blurring of the business/personal nature of the interaction, resulting in stalking or taking things too far.  When you draw a TASER Pulse and flick the safety to shine a bright light and red targeting laser in his face, coupled with convincing verbal and physical posturing, "Fuck off!", this perv is going to know you can and will make him suffer.     

Realtors are attacked often because they may shuttle clients who then direct them to remote areas for robbery or rape, or the attacker may perform the crime at the empty building being shown because there will be no witnesses.  One safety measure is taking the clients' ID at the realty office, but these can be faked.  Recently in Menlo Park, several men stormed an open house and mugged multiple women, shoving one to the ground.  In the TASER official course and private follow-up training, realtors can be shown how to carry a Pulse concealed on their person and in their vehicle, and when and how to draw and fire under the stress of a typical scenario.  

Schools, Colleges and Universities have resource officers or private security forces but muggings, roomate violence, sexual assault, and mass shootings prove that nothing short of a fascist police and surveillance state on campus will guarantee safety.  I attended USC in South Central Los Angeles and would walk or bike to apartments off campus that were prowled by hoodlums perpetrating muggings several instances per week, like hyenas drawn to an oasis in the desert.  Under CA state law, nobody can possess a TASER on a college campus without written permission from the Chancellor or President, but this law is likely unconstitutional after the Federal Supreme Court decision in Caetano v. Massachusettes.  For teachers, a firearm is a problematic solution due to the benevelent disposition of persons drawn to that calling, as well as the issue of bullets missing or overpenetrating walls; a Pulse offers an alternative to wimpering under a desk while you wait to be slaughtered.

Paramedics, ER nurses, and pyschiatric staff are rarely armed but often assaulted by EDPs.  CEWs are not as effective on some persons experiencing excited delerium or on drugs such as PCP, but a TASER will still work faster than pepper spray, without the collateral contamination. 

Rideshare drivers are vulnerable because they have their back to passengers and are not able to pay much attention other than to driving.  Passengers may be inebriated, attempt to trash and vandelize the vehicle, or assault another passenger.  Pepper spray in a confined space will be like setting off a grenade.  A TASER Pulse can easily be concealed on your person or in the driver's area to reach for if tough talk is not going to suffice; we can work drills in chairs and innside your own vehicle to show how to get free of the seat belt quickly, defend from pummeling, brace off the vehicle and seat to deliver strikes, access the TASER, and deliver a shot at close range which "splits the belt" to lock up major muscle groups.  This also applies to passengers seated on subways, trains, or buses, and I can show you where to stand and where to sit to maximize safety.

To become licensed for marijuana cultivation under recreational use, the law requires security measures be implemented.  Trained in secure facility design, I have consulted to a small weed farm concerned about losses from deer, pilfering trim staff, cartels, and bandit stoners; especially at harvest time.  In addition to a security plan that incorporates layers of perimeters that deter, detecxt, and delay threats from getting to your crop, my consulting services can include training your staff and dedicated security guards on TASERs.  ATF has severely frowned upon the combination of firearms and weed, prosecuting firearms purchasers for perjury on the DROS (watch out, Bilzerian), leaving valuable crops and buried bundles of cash undefended.  There are over 10,000 unlicensed marijuana growing operations in California, and theives know you won't report the theft.  If you have not solved your banking issue, and are aware of cannibusiness execs being kidnapped and castrated in order to divulge their burried money, I can help improve your IT security for reduced hacks when legally converting cash to cryptocurrency such as Ethereum.  You are not permitted to possess a TASER in CA if you are addicted to any narcotic, which may include marijuana, but I am not qualified to make that medical or legal determination; no using your own product while I'm on site, please.

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The TASER Pulse is an excellent weapon for home, office, vehicle and street carry.  While an attacker can fight through the burn of pepper spray or even continue an assault while bleeding to death of fatal gunshot wounds, the neuromuscular incapacitation of a TASER conducted electrical device- when used by a trained defender- can drop the attacker immediately.  ​​​

A non-lethal weapon by design, a defender wielding a TASER is justified in firing upon an attacker for much smaller provocations than would be justified in using a firearm, reducing the tendancy of victims to be called on their bluff of willingess to shoot.

The Pulse is the preferred TASER model for civilians because it delivers 30 second periods of incapacitation compared to only 5-10 seconds on law enforcement models such as the X26 and new X7.  The Pulse is also smaller and far less expensive than Law Enforcement models.  The TASER C2 aka Bolt is the same as the Pulse electronically, just offering diffrent ergonomics. ​​  The 

While many employers prohibit bringing lethal weapons to work, a Pulse stashed in the drawer of an office desk may give you a fighting chance against an active shooter or violent customer.

Realtors, exotic dancers, security guards, rideshare drivers, teachers, ER nurses and countless other professionals are put in situations where force is required, yet lethal weapons are not permitted or justified. Unlike pepper spray cone and fog dispersal patterns, TASERs can be fired inside confined spaces such as vehicles and buildings without collateral contamination.

For those concerned about the Pulse's similarity to a compact handgun, you want the handgun shape.  Nearly all handguns are the same shape because that's what human hands have ergonomically selected in designs.  The Pulse has been so popular, the Bolt (formerly C2) a.k.a. "the personal massager" was discontinued Oct. 2018.  When seconds count and fine motor control is lost, you need the ergonomics of the Pulse to get proper grip, aim, and trigger actuation; those are all a challenge with the Bolt.  If you are considering getting a CCW, carrying the Pulse concealed is an excellent set of training wheels.

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Due Diligence Prior to Registering for the Training Course

Prerequisites and Requirements

• Review regulations at  https://buy.taser.com/pages/state-requirements  and the most recent version chart of state statutes published as file “State-Statute-Chart v2015.pdf” or similar title at  https://axon.com/legal or here, focusing  especially on the state of California, but also for every state in which you intend to possess a conducted energy weapon (CEW).  Opon review by your legal counsel, you may choose to ignore most of these laws given the Federal Supreme Court's recent inclusion of these weapons as "arms" within the 2nd Amendment, along with the fundamental right to personal defense clarified in D.C. vs. Heller. 
  

• By the scheduled date of training, your age must be at least 18 years, or at least 16 years with parental or legal guardian consent in writing.  Sales are to persons at least age 18.
  

• You must not be addicted to any narcotic drug . 
  

• You must never been convicted of a felony or any crime involving an assault under the laws of the United States, the State of California, or any other state, government or country, or convicted of misuse of a stun gun under CA Penal Code Section 244.5 .

• Review the manufacturer's Citizen Warnings  and Volunteer Exposure Consent  to understand CEWs are potentially lethal from direct effects, particularly cardiac capture or arrest, and also indirect lethal effects such as injuries sustained from falls subsequent to intramuscular incapacitation.
  

• Acknowledge that you will not be permitted by instructors to voluntarily expose yourself or others to the CEW, and accept the risk that you or others may be unintentionally exposed to the CEW, potentially resulting in death, serious bodily, injury, and any risk identified by the manufacturer warnings.
  

• To reduce the occurrence of injuries and unintentional exposures, you must perform the course with a body substantially free of intoxicating or mind-altering substances.  Take the course seriously, prepare yourself to provide full attention to instructors' safety lecture and demonstrations, ask questions, perform skills no faster than you are comfortable, and follow the prescribed safety rules.

• You must be physically fit for light physical contact and movement.  Understand portions of this course involve practical application of CEWs in defensive scenarios that are intentionally emotionally excitable and physically challenging. You may be pressured to perform pushups or other exercises with the group as punishment for safety violations or to simulate physiological effects of stress.  You will likely be asked to yell loudly and repeatedly, and may be yelled at loudly and repeatedly by others. With activities common of light contact martial arts, with intent to simulate violent encounters, you may be grabbed, shoved, fall, or perform the same on others with a degree of control to effect contact significantly unlikely to cause injury directly or indirectly.  This course is for persons seeking to mitigate their risk to potential death or rape, and are willing to accept a lesser degree risk of injury or death training to counter the actual attacks.  If you are unsure of your medical fitness, see your physician and provide him with risk descriptions in the documents referenced above, along with descriptions of physical requirements found on this site or provided to you by request.