Taser party- chips, dips and stunguns

“I think the other thing that we can’t lose sight of is the fact that we’re putting these on the street in an effort to protect women and individuals — not to keep the peace,” Shafman said.

“So I think it’s a more humane way to defend yourself versus choosing a knife or a gun or even a club of some format.”

Shafman, 34, is helping to market the Taser International’s C2 “personal protector” with her “ShieldHer Taser Parties,” though she is not an employee of the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company.

In a report filed by TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe, Shafman acknowledged it has been an “upward battle” trying to sell the Taser C2 because “most people have never seen one, they’ve never touched one and they don’t know anything about it.”