We always love it when there’s a story in the news that relates to one of our products. It provides a first-hand account that they work. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your viewpoint, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence to document that our products work. In this case it’s a story about how police catch a burglar as a result of a home burglar alarm. You can read the whole story HERE.

This Wireless Security System is different from the one mentioned in the story, but it’s just as effective as any home security system in the marketplace. It is an affordable solution to your home or business security needs. It has one base unit with AC adapter, one window door sensor with a wireless transmission up to 250 feet, one motion detector with a range of 25 feet and one remote control with a panic feature so you can arm or disarm the unit. Additional sensors and remotes are available.

Of all the stun guns out in the marketplace today, they can basically be broken down into four types:
rechargeable, flashlight, telescoping or expandable and disguised.

Here is a brief discussion of each of these types.

Rechargeable- these not only save you money on batteries but are a real convenience.

Flashlight- these are particularly handy and useful in cars.

Telescoping- or expandable models. These enable you to extend your reach some as much is up to 2 nearly feet.

Disguised-these are most often disguised as cell phones, flashlights, lipstick dispensers or in this case an electric shaver.

Here is an example of three rolled into one. It is called the Flashlight Stun Gun. is 3.5 million volts and looks like electric shaver and is small enough to fit into smaller hands. It is fully rechargeable and has a powerful flashlight.

Whatever model you choose know that a good stun gun can disable an assailant for up to 10 minutes allowing you time to get away from a dangerous situation.

Every year college students try to raise awareness about date rape, sexual harassment and alcoholism with a series of days that are dedicated to those subjects. Especially on college campuses, those three topics are intertwined.

“The National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has reported that 97,000 college students nationwide between the ages 18 and 24 have claimed to be the victims of sexual assault or rape.”

You can read more about this topic in this article HERE.

College-age young adults need to be aware of some frightening statistics about sexual assault on campus. One of the best ways to defend yourself is to get some self defense products such as a Powerful Stun Gun or a good Pepper Spray.

Self defense products can provide protection by disabling an assailant for 5 to 45 minutes allowing you time to get assistance. Make sure you check with your local law enforcement authorities before you get some. Some cities and states have restrictions on them.

Not many people argue with the right of self-defense. It is one of those inalienable rights that are God-given. When it comes to defending yourself many people just don’t like handguns. They’re opposed to deadly force.

That in part explains the explosion in popularity of self-defense products. They provide a nonlethal alternative to the deadly force of a handgun. Pepper sprays are the most popular of all self defense products worldwide. They are inexpensive, easy to carry and legal in just about all states.

Second on the list of self-defense products are stun guns. They can immobilize an assailant for 5 to 10 minutes by causing his muscles to over work very rapidly, very similar to running a marathon. It depletes the body of all blood sugars that are needed for energy, so the assailant has no energy left do anything,

The more powerful a stun gun the more effective it is and the shorter the time that needs to be applied to an assailants body. The powerful Hot Shot Stunner is a great example. It is 4.5 million volts in one of the smallest packages on the market today at 3 inches tall. Some cities and states have restrictions on stun guns so check with your local law enforcement first before you buy one.

I always advise people to show a charging stun gun to a potential assailant because frequently the sounds and sights of a charging stun gun are enough to scare them away.

It was 428 BC when the Spartans burned wood that was saturated with pitch and sulfur that the first use of chemical weapons can be traced. The Chinese used to put ground chili peppers and throw it in the face of their opponents. The Japanese use to use a box that had pepper in it and would blow up in the eyes of their opponents.

In 1960 oleoresin capsicum, which is a basic ingredient of pepper sprays, was first developed. It was commercially sold under the brand name “Halt Animal Repellent.” In 1989 the firearms training unit of the FBI completed three years of research on OC as it is called. That is when they authorized the use of it for special agents and SWAT teams. It was used to control unruly subjects without having to resort to deadly force. In the 1980s the Postal Service start issuing pepper sprays to its letter carriers as a dog repellent. It still does.

So pepper spray goes back literally thousands of years although modern pepper sprays are a recent development within the last 20 years or so.

The Wildfire Pepper Spray is one example of many of commercially available pepper sprays for civilians.

Pepper sprays or defensive sprays are also known as OC spray (from Oleoresin Capsicum.) Capsicum is a mixture that causes tearing of the eyes, pain and even blindness temporarily. It has been used by military and law enforcement agencies for crowd and riot control. The temporary blindness allows police officers to more easily apprehend suspects.

The main ingredient in pepper spray is a chemical derived from plants including chiles that is mixed with a solvent like ethanol. The solvent is then evaporated leaving a resin. Then emulsifier is used to suspend the OC in water, then pressurized to make an aerosol.

Pepper sprays usually come in small canisters that can be easily carried or concealed in a pocket or purse. Some come with UV marking dyes so assailants can be identified.

Civilians use it for self-defense, personal security and personal defense quite effectively. The biggest selling brand name is Mace. The Mace Triple Action is very popular.

Recently in a suburb of Houston, Texas a pair of home invaders got more than they bargained for. They were both armed when they entered the house. What they didn’t count on was that the homeowner was armed too. One was killed, the other shot and injured and the homeowner was shot as well. You can read the whole story right HERE.

The story brings to mind several points. The first is that home invasion is always life-threatening. The suspects are usually armed which makes the home invasion a potentially deadly encounter every time.

Secondly the story states the suspects just walked into the house. This brings up the issue of locking your doors and windows. Maybe in this case it wouldn’t have kept them out-who knows.

And the last point is it is a good idea to keep some self defense weapons around. In this particular case the homeowner had a shotgun. Many people don’t believe in lethal force. That’s where self defense weapons like the Taser C2 come in. They are a very effective nonlethal alternative for self defense.

Stun guns like all self defense products give you time to escape a dangerous situation and get help or just escape. Knowing how they work builds confidence in the user. Here in a nutshell is how stun guns work.

Generally speaking they are small hand held devices with a trigger and two metal prongs on one end of the unit. The power is provided by batteries or in some cases they are rechargeable. The mental prongs when applied to an assailant for 4 to 5 seconds short-circuit the body’s neuro-muscular system.

The energy from the gun pulses into the attackers muscles causing them to do a great deal of work very rapidly. It depletes the body is blood sugars making him unable to do anything. It causes a disruption in the body is neurological impulses that controls muscle movement, making the assailant lose balance and become confused.

The effects are not long-lasting but it will give you 3 to 5 minutes or more to get away to seek help. Stun guns are on average about 86 percent effective.

I always recommend that if you feel threatened to hold Charging Stun Gun up so the assailant can see the flying sparks and hear the threatening noise stun devices make. Sometimes that is enough for him to back off.

The origins of Mace company go back to 1965 when Alan Litman created the chemical Mace after his wife was threatened on the street. In 1987 the company he had was sold Smith & Wesson, then transferred it to a new owner John Goodrich, who filed for the new Mace brand trademark.

Since then Mace brand defensive sprays have become the premier defensive spray in the world. They undergo more quality control testing than any other brand.

Mace brand offers a large variety of products from sprays, foams, mists and gels from half ounce to a 1 pound giant. All their products are submersed in water to detect leaks before packaging.

Mace bear spray is one of the most effective deterrents against bear attacks in the world and the Mace Pepper Gun has the longest range of any defensive spray there is.

When you’re looking for a great self defense product Mace defensive sprays are what you are looking for.

I was doing some research the other day on another topic and accidentally stumbled onto this. I had no idea!! Batteries were actually developed in the late 1800s. After that an inventor by the name of John Burton from Wichita, Kansas applied for and received a patent for his “electric prod pole” a.k.a. the cattle prod. He developed it as a way to move his cattle along without damaging their hides.

According to the information I got, the first cattle prod was about 5000 volts. Back then I guess that was considered a lot.

In the early 20th century law enforcement officials and military users saw the potential and advanced stun guns to the point today where there effective law enforcement tool. Civilians use them as self defense weapons.

In 1969 under NASA researcher started developing the taser. In 1976 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms classified it as a weapon. The rest as they say is history.

The HOT SHOT stun gun is a good example of how powerful a stun gun is today. It is 4.5 million volts and one of the smallest in the world