Patent ID: 8520359

Claim:
A stun gun, the stun gun comprising: a housing adapted to be grasped and held firmly within a palm of a user's hand; a knuckle guard disposed on the stun gun and configured to arch over the user's knuckle when the stun gun is being gripped by the user's hand, wherein the knuckle guard protects the user's knuckle and prevents an assailant from easily dislodging the stun gun from the user's hand; a trigger disposed on a top portion of the housing outside of the knuckle guard and configured to be activated by pushing down on the trigger with the user's finger to shock the assailant; electrodes mounted above the knuckle guard and adapted to discharge an electric shock when the trigger is activated; and a pair of pointed projections disposed on a bottom portion of the housing configured to strike the assailant to cause injury separate from the electrodes.