We live in a very violent society where every bodies safety is at risk . Assaults can occur in many places at many times . If we are not to be left feeling like powerless victims, what is there to do to stay safe from all the thieves in the world? Well, taking the life of someone else is not really acceptable in society for an ordinary person on the street. There are however alternatives to both taking the life others and using firearms when you need to protect yourself against attacker , these are self defense weapons.
There are lots of choices for self defense weapons that you can use without actually killing your attacker . Below is an overview of the various self-defense products available.
Stun guns and Batons:
One increasingly popular self defense product is the stun gun . Stun guns are extremely useful when the aggressors are already too close for you to run or get away. A Stun Gun uses a high voltage, low amperage electrical shock to bring an attacker to his knees . The metal prongs on the end of the devices deliver an intense shock when touched to an assailant . Because the amperage is very low, no serious or permanent injury is inflicted. You can choose stun guns with varying sizes and voltages. They also come in many different shapes and also disguised as many different things such as cell phones, credit cards, tampons, and many others . You can also use an extendable stub baton to but some distance between you and your attacker . You will have enough time to leave the area or even call the police while your attacker is paralyzed by muscle spasms.
Before getting a stun gun it is import to know if they are legal where you live .
Pepper Sprays
Hands down the most popular self defense product is good old fashion pepper spray . It is very inexpensive to buy and packs enough punch to take out most attackers . It is most commonly purchased in a pressurized bottle/tube form that starts as small as keychain pepper spray. Also like the stun gun it can be camouflaged in usual objects that you carry around on a daily basis, lipstick being an example. You never have to worry about where to buy pepper spray because there are so many great online stores to buy it from. Remember however that police using pepper spray are given extensive training on how to use it effectively. Some conditions minimize its effects, for example if used on a windy day or if it is miss-aimed. There may not be official training available to you so you can use the internet to read up on it . Police often use mace pepper spray with other back-up resources.
Tasers
The new Advanced Taser M-18 series has almost 100% effectiveness rating. It is said to combine injury reducing benefits of the traditional stun gun with a quantum leap in stopping power via new Electro-Muscular Disruption (EMD) technology. Studies have shown that the new Advanced Taser has a higher instant incapacitation rate than a 9mm hand gun. The Advanced Taser shoots out 2 darts attached to 15 feet of wire and 50,000 volts travels over the wires to over-ride the central nervous system. This provides substantial power to immobilize the attacker.
There many other types of self defense products . The trick is to find the one that works best for you.
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