| When planning and accumulating your emergency | | | | or threat happen to you. |
| preparedness supplies, water, food, and disaster | | | | Being comfortable with the use of a defense tool |
| related equipment are agreeably the 3 most | | | | is very important, experts agree that if you are |
| important items on the list. But, there is another | | | | not comfortable, or are afraid of the actual use |
| necessary item that is generally over-looked, that | | | | of a defense weapon, you more than likely will |
| item is - self defense tools. | | | | NOT use it when threatened or exposed to a high |
| In case of an emergency, we prepare to take | | | | stress situation. |
| care of our bodies by purchasing the necessary | | | | How do you go about "getting comfortable" with |
| food and water to sustain us, we buy radios, | | | | the concept and action of using a self defense |
| flashlights, emergency kits, and all sorts of other | | | | tool? |
| items. Most of us don't give a thought about the | | | | |
| personal defense or protection of ourselves and | | | | 1. First, ask yourself this question - "What is the |
| loved ones. | | | | purpose of having or using a self defense |
| Below are 3 crucial facts why personal protection | | | | weapon?" Answer - To be able to defend |
| methods are a necessity for emergency | | | | yourself... simple as that. |
| preparedness: | | | | 2. Educate yourself about the many different |
| | | | types of self defense tools, and what they are |
| 1. Crime and violence are increasing everyday, | | | | intended to be used for. |
| you never know when you might become a | | | | 3. After choosing the tool you feel would most |
| victim. | | | | likely work best for you, practice using it a few |
| 2. Looting, unruliness and violent activity escalates | | | | times until you ARE comfortable with what it |
| during emergency disaster situations. | | | | does and is capable of doing. (obviously, practice |
| 3. Last, but not least - Having no method of | | | | on a non-living object). |
| defense in an aggressive situation, makes you an | | | | Emergency preparedness comes in many |
| easy target! | | | | different categories, and being prepared to defend |
| If you are somewhat uncomfortable with the | | | | yourself, should certainly be near the top of your |
| topic of self defense, that is completely | | | | list. Be aware and able to protect yourself in a |
| understandable, many of us, at least at one time, | | | | personal emergency situation, and from the |
| were also. All it takes to re-consider the concept | | | | looting, unruliness and panic that often seems to |
| of using a self defense tool, is having an incident | | | | follow an emergency disaster. |