The other day one of my neighbors asked me if self-defense products really worked.
I related to him some of my experiences both as a user of them and from customers' stories.
Many years ago when I was younger and not as smart as I am now, I got involved in trying to break up a dogfight.
Not a wise thing to do! But there were extenuating circumstances because two of my children were nearby and the two dogs that were fighting were pets of the family.
That little incident cost me 80 stitches in my forearm and left an indelible fear of dogs biting me that just won't go away.
That's when I started carrying a dog pepper spray when I went for my morning walks.
I never had to use the pepper spray in all the time I had it.
It finally expired! Most sprays have a three-year shelf life.
After that experience I got myself a telescopic stun baton and have had occasion to use it twice as a self-defense tool against dog attacks.
When dogs hear the sizzle that a charging stun baton makes it's enough to scare them away.
That same sizzle and the sight of the flying sparks back and forth on a stun gun actually works as a good deterrent to an assault and for personal security and personal safety.
My experience has been extremely positive with them.
One of my neighbors related an incident to me at a gas station where I accidentally bumped into her.
She was telling me about her daughter, who defended herself successfully using a pepper spray.
When I asked her where she got it she reminded me that I gave it to her months ago.
Law enforcement personnel all carry a pepper spray on their utility belt, and most of them carry some form of stun device-usually a taser.
Police officers use pepper spray as their first nonlethal weapon when the subject is non-compliant to a verbal command.
Letter carriers from the Postal Service all carry pepper sprays to protect themselves against dog attacks.
The Alaska Wildlife Service will tell you that a bear pepper spray is more potent in stopping a bear attack than a handgun.
So the question of whether or not self-defense products work-absolutely they do! Self-defense products are powerful enough to be the primary nonlethal way for anyone's self-defense, personal safety and personal security.
I related to him some of my experiences both as a user of them and from customers' stories.
Many years ago when I was younger and not as smart as I am now, I got involved in trying to break up a dogfight.
Not a wise thing to do! But there were extenuating circumstances because two of my children were nearby and the two dogs that were fighting were pets of the family.
That little incident cost me 80 stitches in my forearm and left an indelible fear of dogs biting me that just won't go away.
That's when I started carrying a dog pepper spray when I went for my morning walks.
I never had to use the pepper spray in all the time I had it.
It finally expired! Most sprays have a three-year shelf life.
After that experience I got myself a telescopic stun baton and have had occasion to use it twice as a self-defense tool against dog attacks.
When dogs hear the sizzle that a charging stun baton makes it's enough to scare them away.
That same sizzle and the sight of the flying sparks back and forth on a stun gun actually works as a good deterrent to an assault and for personal security and personal safety.
My experience has been extremely positive with them.
One of my neighbors related an incident to me at a gas station where I accidentally bumped into her.
She was telling me about her daughter, who defended herself successfully using a pepper spray.
When I asked her where she got it she reminded me that I gave it to her months ago.
Law enforcement personnel all carry a pepper spray on their utility belt, and most of them carry some form of stun device-usually a taser.
Police officers use pepper spray as their first nonlethal weapon when the subject is non-compliant to a verbal command.
Letter carriers from the Postal Service all carry pepper sprays to protect themselves against dog attacks.
The Alaska Wildlife Service will tell you that a bear pepper spray is more potent in stopping a bear attack than a handgun.
So the question of whether or not self-defense products work-absolutely they do! Self-defense products are powerful enough to be the primary nonlethal way for anyone's self-defense, personal safety and personal security.