| ve at a time when crime rates are soaring despite | | | | come in contact with. The most effective means of |
| better policing and governance. This seems to have | | | | using this self-defense tool is if possible, spraying it |
| some correlation with the increasing proportion of | | | | directly at your attacker's eyes. When you do this, |
| single women. More and more women today are | | | | mucus membranes will become inflamed and your |
| single than in any other generation previous. It is sad | | | | attacker's response is to close their eyes and they |
| and regrettable that as women are getting increasingly | | | | may even lose their vision temporarily. Pepper spray |
| independent, they are also at a much higher risk of | | | | also contains agents that will create breathing |
| assault, theft, and battery. If you are a single woman | | | | restrictions for your attacker if the spray has a high |
| and would feel comfortable with some added | | | | concentration. Given that the effect of such sprays |
| protection while in the comfort and privacy of your | | | | can last for just under an hour, you have more than |
| own home, you may want to consider purchasing | | | | enough time to make a quick getaway. |
| non-lethal self-defense tools. There are circumstances | | | | It is not just the spray that can be used for |
| where you might feel uncomfortable and insecure. | | | | self-defense, there are other mechanisms too. |
| That is the time when these tools will lend you | | | | Personal alarms are also a very effective |
| confidence. | | | | self-defense tool, and these can be used in conjunction |
| One of the most popular non-lethal and legal means of | | | | with pepper spray. These often come in the form of |
| defending yourself is the pepper-spray. Pepper spray | | | | small key rings or remote devices that can easily be |
| is easy to use, it is affordable, and most importantly, it | | | | tucked in a purse or coat pocket. If you find yourself in |
| is an extremely effective tool when it comes to | | | | a high-risk situation where danger is imminent, you can |
| self-defense. Pepper spray has been widely used by | | | | press a button on your personal alarm that will sound |
| law enforcement agencies to control riots, enraged | | | | an alarm and possibly disarm or scare away your |
| animals, or aggressive criminal suspects. Now it is | | | | attacker. There are many other things that potential |
| available on the market for personal self-defense that | | | | victims have done to get assailants off their back. This |
| anyone can use. Pepper spray is also easy enough to | | | | includes screaming for help. |
| carry around in a purse, handbag, or even in your coat | | | | If making noise does not do the trick, they you must |
| pocket. This little can of spray can give you | | | | seriously consider spraying the person and making a |
| tremendous confidence as it is effective, legal and | | | | hasty exit. You only need enough time to get away. |
| easy to use. | | | | Though pepper spray is legal all over the US and in |
| The way that pepper spray will provide self-defense | | | | most parts of the world, you must make it a point to |
| for you is that it contains a chemical compound that will | | | | check out local regulation before you carry it. |
| subdue and incapacitate any attacker you should | | | | |