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The Top Disguised and Fake Self Defense Gadgets
Sometimes, the best way to resist an attack is to fool the attacker into thinking that you are complacent until you are able to effectively stop them in their tracks. Fake self defense gadgets conceal their true purpose, returning the element of surprise to the victim so that you can keep yourself and your belongings safe from harm. Here are five of the most effective disguised self defense gadgets:
Cell phone stun guns look surprisingly realistic. They even have a screen that looks just like...
Personal Alarms
Personal alarms are small defensive tools that make good sense for both children and adults. These alarms come in many shapes, including keychains, as well as those integrated onto flashlights or other self defense products. They are useful for scaring away attackers, bringing attention to your situation, and buying you time so that you can use other self defense methods.
Personal alarms have a small switch that, when flipped, emits a loud noise. This is similar to a security alarm that may be...
The Role of Metal Detectors in Schools
Schools have long been weapon free zones, but they do not often have a way to ensure that this is true. Unfortunately, today's children and young adults have access to guns, knives, and other weapons, which can become a danger to themselves and to other students. There is no good reason or excuse to bring a weapon into the school building. With school violence on the rise, districts face tough decisions on how to stop violent situations before they occur, making the need for metal detectors...
Self Defense For Women
Although its important for everyone to concern themselves with self defense, women are especially at risk. Women should prepare themselves for self defense by learning strategies and carrying a self defense weapon. Although its easy to think that it will never happen to you, the reality is that violence against women occurs everyday all across the globe.
Self defense is particularly important at night or when youre going anywhere alone. Always be sure to stay in well-lit, occupied areas,...
Unarmed Self Defense Moves
If you find yourself caught without pepper spray, a stun gun, or any other self defense device, youll have to resort to unarmed self defense moves. While this should never be done if you have a better alternative, unfortunately violence does happen, and it can catch you off guard. If it happens to you, you should know how to fight back even if you have no form of weapon handy.
Most people think they will simply escape and run away if someone attacks them. This is almost always impossible. In...
TASER Models Explained
Although many people think TASERฎ devices and stun guns are the same thing, they are actually two different kinds of self defense devices. Stun guns must be pressed to the skin of an assailant, while TASER devices shoot two electrodes, so that they work from up to fifteen feet away from the attacker.
TASER is actually a brand name, produced by TASER International. There are several different TASER models designed for different audiences. The TASER C2, which is the newest model, is the one...
The History of Pepper Spray
How did a common household spice, the pepper, become used as a weapon for self defense? Pepper spray in its current form is a relatively new invention, but actually the use of peppers to blind ones enemies dates back to ancient China, Japan, and India, where cayenne peppers were used to temporarily immobilize ones attackers. Because this method does not cause permanent harm, it was seen as an acceptable weapon for self defense by martial arts societies. In Japan, the police were known to use...
Fighting a Thief Over Your Wallet Purse or Keys
There is a lot of advice out there about whether or not you should try to keep your purse or wallet from being taken by an attacker. Preventive measures are crucial, of course, for avoiding this scenario, but what happens if you are face to face with someone demanding your money? Should you just hand it over?
This can be a much more complex issue than it seems at first. While most would agree that their lives are worth more than the few dollars in their wallet, there are other factors in play....
Reasons to Use a Disguised Weapon
If you are currently weighing your choices for self defense weapons, undoubtedly you have seen various weapons disguised to look like everyday objects. This is particularly popular in the case of pepper spray canisters.
There are, of course, many good reasons to consider carrying a canister of pepper spray, a stun gun, or another weapon to defend yourself against an attacker. Violent crimes are said to occur across the United States at a rate of one every 20 seconds. These could be prevented...
Why Carry Self Defense Products
While most people think that they are safe from violent crimes, unfortunately this is not always the case today. These crimes happen to other people, right? Wrong! You cant go through life thinking that such events will never happen to you, because the unfortunate reality is that they might. In fact, every second of the day a violent crime is happening somewhere in the United States.
There are, of course, a few things that you can do to prepare without having to carry anything special. Keep...
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