Crime rates are going up on a worldwide scale: burglary, mugging incidents, and other even more heinous crimes, could occur anywhere to anybody. In fact, it has been reported that the number of victims of crime are more than the victims of all types of natural disasters combined.
The FBI in the United States categorizes violent crime as any of the following: murder, rape, robbery, assault, and crime on property, burglary, and arson. Nobody wants any of these to happen to him or to his loved one; or at the very least, one would hope that he would be ready to defend himself just in case it does happen.
That’s where self-defense weapons and products come in. As the old adage goes, “It’s better to be safe than sorry.” It would be very good to have at least a bit of a chance of protecting yourself from attack with some weapons for defense. A common cause for concern, however, is that some weapons such as guns and shotguns could work against their owner as much as the perpetrator of the crime. In fact, statistics show that many gunshot accidents that occur at home were brought about by the accidental firing of the owner’s own gun. That’s why it’s best to examine other weapons that won’t kill, but which would provide adequate protection.
The good news is that there are many such products available. They can be broadly categorized into personal defense weapons, and home defense weapons. Some common examples of the first category include stun guns and pens, pepper and mace sprays, and personal attack alarms. Some examples of the second category include heightened door and entrance protection, surveillance cameras, and intruder alarms. This article would concentrate more on the personal defense weapons category.
Stun guns are one of the most pain-inducing (but non-lethal) self-defense weapons available. They are usually small and slim enough to fit your pocket, but they come with about 50,000 to 950,000 volts (some carry more than 2 million volts) of electricity, which could effectively paralyze and incapacitate the assailant for some period of time. One of the most useful features of this device would be its rechargeability, so you wouldn’t have to purchase batteries to make them work. Different brands incorporate different features into their stun guns, such as personal alarms and red LED lights (to attract attention).
Potential victims could spray their pepper and mace sprays into their assailant's face, which would lead to the swelling of the assailant's mucous membranes (making it very difficult to breathe) and eyes. Pepper sprays’ reach could be as far as eight feet, and its effects could last to about 45 minutes (but which would not cause permanent damage). These sprays could take many different forms, so it could be disguised as items such as key chains, visor clips, pagers, pens, and lipsticks. There are also variations such as the pepper gel, which sprays on a slimy, sticky, colored formula on the attacker’s face (apart from the other incapacitating effects of a regular pepper spray).
Personal attack alarms work by making loud noises, thus attracting other bystanders' attention to the assailant. These alarms are usually very small and compact and could easily fit in one’s palm.
To order such products, check out websites such as diyselfdefense.com, a1selfdefenseproducts.com, and selfdefenseweapons.com. The last would be especially appealing if you practice martial defense and karate defense tactics. You would be able to find weapons such as throwing stars and spikes and batons.
One of the last tips for being able to defend yourself during an attack would be to remain calm so that you would be able to better use your wits, and call attention to yourself. Find listings of available self-defense classes at your community in order to know more self-defense tactics. You never know when you would need to apply these for real.
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