Self Defense Tips, Tactics, and Product Recommendations- page 18

If you're like most Americans, you want to prepare in case of a break-in. But home defense doesn't require the use of lethal weapons. And keeping guns in the house may do more to hurt your family than to help them. The appeal to own a firearm seems like common sense. It is also a protected American right. We envision stopping violent intruders dead in...

Where should you put hidden safes if you want to keep your valuables out of sight? We're talking  spy-level subterfuge . No one will ever suspect that you're hiding something when it's placed in the coolest, but surprisingly ingenious, places. This is important because the burglary rate in some states is hitting nearly  1,000 incidents per 100,000...

When most people think about self-defense, they think about ways in which they can protect themselves from being attacked by other human beings. But self-defense isn’t just about protecting yourself from your own species. Sometimes, we need to defend ourselves from other species as well. And unfortunately, sometimes that species is America’s...

Imagine you're trapped in a vehicle, the doors are locked, and water is rushing in – your only way out is through the windows. How about being stuck in a snowstorm and your emergency kit buried beneath the snow? Or you desperately need to break into your own locked home or car due to an urgent situation? In these moments, a glass breaker isn't just an...

When you hear women talking about fighting back against the slow but steady rise of violent sexual assault and robbery, the first statement you usually hear is "I'm going to go buy a gun!" It only makes sense for women to be concerned, because while violent gun crime is actually down in most places, assault -- sexual and otherwise -- is slowly...

Many self-defense weapons are on the market today including many you can hold in your hand. Different handheld models include the extendable baton, the kubotan, pepper spray, TASER devices, and the hand held stun device, more commonly known as the stun gun . A typical stunner delivers high voltage electricity yet with low amperage so as to do no...

If you’re looking for the highest amperage stun gun, then you’ve seen past the hype concerning voltage. When we first started selling stun guns back in 2000, the highest voltage stun gun at the time was a whopping 300,000 volts. Soon after, manufacturers started to increase the stated number of volts to be higher than the next guy. Amperage wasn’t...

Are you prepared in the event of an encounter while you are running or jogging? Unfortunately, in today's society, it is more important than ever to be sufficiently prepared when it comes to your own peace of mind and safety. Self Defense for Runners The good news is that there are now more self defense products than ever that cater to self defense...