Universal Guardian Holdings (fka UGHO)

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UNIVERSAL GUARDIAN HOLDINGS INC - UGHO.OB 1/16/2005 2:43 am
by: prettywoman Msg: 541
What do the companies Stinger Systems Inc (STYI.PK), Law Enforcement Associates Inc. (LENF: OTCBB), Ionatron Inc (IOTN: NASDAQ), MDM GROUP INC (MDDM: PINK), and Taser International Inc (TASR: NASDAQ) have in common? The share price of STIY price recently rose from $1.50 to $48+. LENF from .70 to $12+, IOTN from .50 to $11+, MDDM from .05 to $5+ and TASR from $2 to $33.


If you had the opportunity to invest in any of these companies before their substantial upside gains, would you have taken that opportunity? If an opportunity presented itself today for the possibility of realizing similar gains in a company that the market has yet to discover, would you invest?


LESS-LETHAL, SELF-DEFENSE DEVICES


A global climate of increased domestic demonstrations and terroist attacks have created an enormous international market demanding more effective non-lethal and less-lethal solutions by law enforcement officers, security organizations and the military.


Each of these companies and/or subsidiaries of these companies develop, market and distribute less-lethal, self-defense devices. Their respective products have enabled law enforcement officers, security organizations and the military to effectively face violent situations and keep communities around the world safe.


ELECTROSHOCK DEVICES - LESS-LETHAL -- LETHAL?


While the self-defense device market has boomed in recent years, critics are beginning to ask law enforcement agencies to re-evaluate the use of electroshock devices based on safety concerns.


A report released in November by Amnesty International, the human-rights group, attributed 74 deaths to stun guns. Tasers, which resemble handguns, fire metal barbs from as far as 21 feet away, delivering a low-amperage charge that shuts down a person's central nervous system -- making it temporarily impossible to move.


Critics have charged that the shock delivered by the supposedly non-lethal weapons can induce heart failure and related problems, especially in those susceptible to cardiac events. The ACLU and Amnesty International said the studies cast doubt on Taser's safety claims.


The ACLU said 89 deaths, thus far in the United States and Canada have been linked to police use of Tasers. Amnesty International said the use of Tasers should be suspended pending a rigorous, independent investigation into their safety.


ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BEGIN TO RE-EVALUATE


As new information is disclosed on the potential life threatening use of electroshock devices, liabilities may extend beyond the borders of the manufacturer and to the government entites that authorize their use. Liability for death sustained during or after a person is subdued by electoshock may in fact become a serious factor in the decision making process of agencies around the world. Over 6,000 police departments in the United States and abroad have purchased TASER devices, but Countries, States, Counties and Cities with independent budgets must now re-evaluate the use of electroshock devices.


A Georgia lawmaker has sponsored a bill to prohibit the use of electroshock devices, including Tasers, by on-duty officers. If authorities fail to comply, the legislature would withhold state money and any state-administered federal funding, such as homeland security grants.


Tennessee law enforcement officers said they are concerned similar proposals might surface in the Volunteer State. Additional State and local governments are expected to follow soon.


In a related resolution, the bill's sponsor, state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, D-Atlanta, also urges policing agencies to suspend Taser use until a "rigorous, independent and impartial inquiry" can be done.


"We're trying to call attention to the fact that innocent people are dying long before they are even charged, indicted, convicted and sentenced," Rep. Brooks said.


OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR NON-LETHAL ALTERNATIVES


Enforcement agencies around the world must now reconsider the use of electroshock devices and consider alternatives. The evaluation of non-electroshock devices that accomplish the respective goals of these agencies while protecting the public will now become a serious contender for agency dollars and a potential booming niche market moving forward.


On January 11, 2005, Taser (TASR: NASDAQ) shocked investors when it announced that orders for the first half of 2005 may be delayed while law enforcement agencies test competitors' products.


UNIVERSAL GUARDIAN TAKES CENTER STAGE


A company that has already taken a substantial leap into this dramatic new market development is Universal Guardian Holdings Inc. (UGHO: OTCBB) and their subsidiary Shield Defense International which designs and produces unique and patented non-lethal weapons one of which is the Cobra StunLight(TM).


Cobra StunLight Illuminates Target and Laser aimed Accuracy delivers a stream of debilitating non-lethal capsaicin II chemical from up to 21 ft away, approximately the same distance the potentially lethal electroshock devices can reach.


On January 13, 2004, the company announced the adoption of a Resolution introduced by Alderman Edward M. Burke, former Chicago policeman and current Chairman of the Chicago City Council Committee on Finance, concerning Universal Guardian's Cobra StunLight(TM), "The Truly Non-Lethal" alternative. The Resolution was immediately referred to Chicago's Committee on Police and Fire. The Chicago Police Force is among the nations largest and most respected police forces employing more than 13,000 police officers.


Mr. Skellern, CEO of Universal Guardian said, "I believe that this is an important first step in demonstrating the value of providing law enforcement with an everyday tool that is a truly non-lethal alternative. We have been engaged in similar discussions with other major law enforcement departments as we ramp up our Cobra StunLight(TM) manufacturing capability for distribution to law enforcement agencies worldwide."


INVESTOR OUTLOOK


From a historical perspective, homeland security stocks have sustained considerable gains over the past few years. Self-defense companies Stinger Systems Inc (STYI.PK), Law Enforcement Associates Inc. (LENF: OTCBB), Ionatron Inc (IOTN,: NASDAQ), MDM GROUP INC (MDDM: PINK), and Taser International Inc (TASR: NASDAQ) have all performed exceptionally well. Many shareholders realized gains exceeding 1000% in less than a year.


However, as agencies and organizatons begin to evaluate the benefits of the "Truly Non-Lethal" Cobra Stunlight in response to continuing new reports about the lethality of the TASER stungun, UGHO shareholders are now presented with a "stunning" opportunity for incredible gains on their investments that may be similar to the gains realized by the companies discussed.