| Suggestions for Woman on Carrying Self-Defense | | | | Stun Guns |
| Products | | | | Stun guns come in a large variety of sizes, styles and |
| Being a woman, sometimes you feel vulnerable in | | | | strengths and are often small enough but still provide |
| certain situations like walking alone in a dark parking | | | | a lot of voltage. The most popular stun gun is the cell |
| garage, an empty parking lot or jogging alone and | | | | phone with detachable wrist strap. This wrist strap, |
| justifibly so. While basic common sense and keeping | | | | if the attacker should get the stun gun away from |
| very alert while in these situations and knowing the | | | | you will detach and disarm the stun gun. This way |
| surroundings is your best self defense tool, there are | | | | the stun gun cannot be used against you. This |
| many other items you can use that can help you | | | | model particularly is easily carried in your purse or |
| protect yourself tremendously and give you a sense | | | | pocket and comes with 800,000 volts of power! |
| of security. Listed below are items that you should | | | | That’s enough to take your attacker down and |
| think about carrying at all times. These items can be | | | | let you get to safety. An attacker will most likely |
| carried in your purse, pocket, coat! Best of all you | | | | give up early when you start to discharge it and they |
| can arm yourself and help with your own | | | | see the sparks starting between prongs. |
| protection. | | | | Personal Alarms |
| Pepper Sprays | | | | There are a large variety of Electronic personal |
| Pepper spray seems to be the most popular self | | | | alarms and are often loud enough to be heard for |
| defense weapon for women, pepper sprays come in | | | | well over one mile away, and can also be loud |
| a large variety of styles, sizes and functions. Make | | | | enough to harm your attacker, beware the sound |
| sure you check the expiration date periodically as | | | | may also affect you. Some personal alarms are |
| they do expire and lose their effectiveness. | | | | made to carry on your person and others are for |
| Learning how to maneuver pepper spray prior to | | | | hanging on doors, windows, etc. The Door Guard |
| having to use it is very important. Some styles | | | | Alarm is a wonderful product. Compact and hangs |
| have safety features that will need to be disabled | | | | on any door knob. If you do a lot of travel and |
| prior to use. | | | | stay at motels/hotels frequently I suggest you get |
| Whistles | | | | this alarm. It will sound a high pitch alarm if someone |
| Whistles might not seem like a high tech piece of | | | | tries to enter the room. |
| self defense equipment, but they are, easy to | | | | Lastly |
| carry, easy to use and cheap! Make sure the one | | | | Carrying one of these tools with you can |
| you purchase has enough decibal to be heard from a | | | | tremendously increase your chances for safety and |
| long distance away. Whistles come in two forms one | | | | can even give you that extra sense of security and |
| being the type you have to blow into and the other | | | | confidence that you need. Don't wait until something |
| with a push button with a push of your thumb. | | | | happens before you take steps to defend yourself. |
| Some newer whistles can actually be heard up to | | | | Act now and get one of these tools to carry with |
| one mile away. | | | | you. We all need to protect ourselves. |