| Before you buy a self defense product you should | | | | 9. Sprays are on average 86 percent effective. |
| do some homework and make sure you get the right | | | | 10. TASERS have a range of up to 15 feet. |
| product for your needs. This checklist will help a lot. | | | | 11. The two darts they shoot out are electrified with |
| Here are some tips to study before you buy. The | | | | 50,000 volts and much higher wattage than stun |
| product you choose could end up saving your life. | | | | guns. |
| 1. Self defense items cause no long lasting damage to | | | | 12. They are nearly 100 percent effective. |
| an assailant. | | | | 13. Over 11,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. |
| 2. They are only meant to give you time to escape a | | | | and seven foreign countries use them. |
| threatening situation and seek help. Nothing more. | | | | 14. They have more stopping power than a 9 mm |
| 3. They can incapacitate an assailant for anywhere | | | | handgun. |
| from 5-45 minutes. | | | | 15. STUN GUNS on the other hand must be applied to |
| 4. Stun guns and tasers are illegal in some states. | | | | an assailant's body. |
| Pepper sprays have restrictions in some states. | | | | 16. The sounds of a charging stun gun and flying |
| Check with your local Sheriff before you buy or look | | | | sparks it makes are enough to scare the bad guys |
| on the internet. | | | | away. |
| 5. PEPPER SPRAYS have ranges from 6 to as much | | | | 17. A 3-5 second application to an assailant's body |
| as 25 feet for the Mace pepper gun. | | | | causes complete depletion of blood sugars making |
| 6. They need to be stored in a cool dry place not in | | | | him unable to move for as long as five seconds. |
| your car because they are pressurized and can | | | | 18. There is no danger of pass through to you. |
| explode. | | | | 19. Some stun guns are disguised as pagers, cell |
| 7. Most defensive OC sprays have a three year | | | | phones, pens, flashlights, and a new one-lipstick. |
| expiration date. | | | | When it comes to best self defense products the |
| 8. You can shoot an assailant anywhere on his face | | | | more you know the better off you are. Study these |
| to cause excessive tearing, even temporary | | | | tips, choose wisely and carry them with you at all |
| blindness, coughing, extreme pain choking and | | | | times. |
| shortness of breath lasting 10-45 minutes. | | | | When are you getting some? |