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July 7, 2009 2:03 PM PDT

Hello Kitty taser an elegant weapon for a less civilized age

by Justin Yu
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Play him off to hell, Kitty Cat.

(Credit: Hello Kitty Hell)

This Hello Kitty Taser Gun was brought to my attention by Hello Kitty Hell, a blog with the tagline, "One Man's Life With Cute Overload." This poor man's online existence has been reduced to his hatred of a tiny cartoon cat, and who could blame him? The existence of this Hello Kitty taser gun makes me want to open it up and point it at my head.

You have to question the intentions of these designers...is the gun supposed to make little girls less fearful about attacking their in-store competition? Maybe it's meant to fool criminals into thinking their victims are unarmed, only to be met with 50,000 volts of adorable electricity. The device is a custom version of the Taser C2, a unique weapon that uses "propelled wires to conduct energy to affect the sensory and motor functions of the nervous system." The gun can shoot out 15 feet of insulated conductive wire, but it can also be used as a direct contact stun device. Double the fun!

Note: Further research into this product confirms my suspicions that this is simply a Photoshopped picture of Taser's "Metallic Pink" version of the C2 gun. The world can continue to spin...for now.

Justin Yu covers desktop computers, printers, and peripherals for CNET. When he's not scouring eBay for useless ephemera or eating hot dogs for breakfast, he spends his time making fun of Internet culture every morning on The 404 podcast. E-mail Justin.
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by July 7, 2009 2:29 PM PDT
Bad idea, I can see my kids tasing each other already.
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by kormiko July 7, 2009 3:07 PM PDT
Forgive me for this question, but is this only good against cat burglars?
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by sav1981 July 9, 2009 2:54 PM PDT
Do they make a Power Rangers taser?
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by twburger July 13, 2009 12:44 PM PDT
I hear there's a 'Hanna Montana' version available at Walmart for the 8-13 year old 'tween' girls. They're next to the 'Hanna Montana' shotguns (only available in Alabama).
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