| In the last decade or so self defense products | | | | your situation. |
| have mushroomed into a huge multi-billion dollar a | | | | You can browse an online for a wide variety of |
| year industry. Every once in a while I will get a | | | | personal defense items and read how they work |
| question from a potential customer about the | | | | so you can pick the right one for your personal |
| effectiveness of these self defense items. Do | | | | protection. There are many articles on how to |
| they work? | | | | pick the best one for your needs. |
| The short answer is yes they work. They work | | | | If you still have doubts, just ask a local policeman |
| very well. Why is it do you think that military units | | | | what he thinks. He uses the same type of self |
| and police departments and other law | | | | defense products every day. Or if you are |
| enforcement agencies throughout the world use | | | | bashful ask your postal carrier. More than likely he |
| pepper sprays, stun guns, batons and other non | | | | has a canister of pepper spray on his belt. I know |
| lethal self defense weapons? Duh! | | | | Mike my carrier does. |
| Next time you see a police officer check out his | | | | Remember too that the purpose of self defense |
| belt. Chance are he has a pepper spray, baton, | | | | tools like this to give you time to seek safety, |
| and a TASER (which can be used a stun gun) or | | | | help or just get away form a dangerous situation. |
| stun gun on his equipment belt. | | | | They all do that in spades. Chances are if you are |
| TASERs are the new kid on the block so to | | | | reading this that crime has touched your life in |
| speak. They are now being used in 11 countries | | | | some way or you consider yourself at risk. Take |
| worldwide and here in the U.S. over 11,000 law | | | | the next step and do something to protect |
| enforcement agencies use and carry them. | | | | yourself! Your life and safety is worth far more |
| With so many personal security products out | | | | than the cost of a stun gun or pepper spray. |
| there it is hard to know which one you can rely | | | | If you are in the market for a self defense |
| on or which is best for you. From pepper sprays | | | | product look for quality, effectiveness, and a |
| to stun guns to personal alarms to TASERs you | | | | biggie-LEGALITY. Stun guns are not legal in some |
| need to beat ease in knowing that the personal | | | | states. Check with your local police department |
| defense products you choose will be the best for | | | | first before you get one. |