| Being a woman, sometimes you can feel | | | | have is not expired, otherwise it could lose its |
| vulnerable in certain situations like jogging alone, or | | | | effectiveness. Also, make sure you know how to |
| being in an empty parking lot. While basic common | | | | disable the safety feature before you need to |
| sense is your best self defense tool, there are | | | | use it, because sometimes these can be tricky to |
| other items you can use that can help you | | | | figure out. |
| tremendously. Here are four items that you | | | | Stun Gun |
| should think about carrying with you at all times. | | | | Compact stun guns are often small enough these |
| Whistle | | | | days to look like a tube of lipstick, but can still |
| A whistle might not seem like a very high tech | | | | pack a lot of voltage. Often times an attacker will |
| piece of self defense equipment, but they are | | | | give up early when you start to discharge it and |
| cheap, easy to carry, and easy to use. Just make | | | | they can see the spark starting to form between |
| sure the one you get is loud enough to be heard | | | | the prongs. |
| from a long ways away. Some newer whistles | | | | By carrying just one of these tools with you it |
| can actually be heard from up to one mile away. | | | | can tremendously increase your chances for |
| Personal Alarm | | | | safety and can even give you that extra boost |
| Electronic personal alarms are often loud enough | | | | of confidence that you need. Don't wait until |
| to be heard for well over one mile away, and can | | | | something happens before you take steps to |
| be loud enough to actually harm your attacker, | | | | defend yourself. Act today and get one of these |
| but the sound also affect you as well. | | | | tools to carry with you, or at the very least |
| Pepper Spray | | | | figure out ways to decrease your chances of |
| Pepper spray seems to be the standard for | | | | getting attacked. |
| women self defense, but make sure the one you | | | | |