| Women need to defend themselves from | | | | a high voltage shock when it is touched to an |
| individuals who might want to cause them harm. | | | | individual for approximately three to five seconds. |
| As a result all women need their own personal | | | | Once shocked the individual will lose control of |
| security devices to help them defend predators, | | | | their muscles, lose their balance, become confused |
| thieves, or would be attackers. There are all kinds | | | | and disoriented, and fall to the ground. The |
| of personal security devices women may use to | | | | individual will recover completely within five to 10 |
| protect themselves. Some of those include | | | | minutes, but this is enough time for the woman |
| pepper spray, stun guns, and stun batons. | | | | to get away. |
| Pepper Spray | | | | Stun Baton |
| Pepper spray is an excellent option for women to | | | | A stun baton is a long metal baton, similar to a |
| carry in their purses or even on their key chains. | | | | flashlight that has an electric shock head. This |
| This spray comes in a small aerosol can that | | | | baton allows you to keep an attacker at arm's |
| when the button is pressed a stream of pepper | | | | length and you can shock them without having to |
| spray ejects. If aimed at the attacker's face and | | | | be very close to them. This is an excellent way |
| eyes it will cause them to stop in pain. The spray | | | | to protect yourself and fend off would be |
| does not cause long-term harm but it does cause | | | | attackers. |
| immediate pain that in most cases will stop the | | | | These are just some of the security devices |
| attacker in his tracks and give the woman time | | | | available for women. There are other options |
| to escape. If you buy a pepper spray to carry | | | | available as well that will help women protect |
| with you then you should try it out once or twice | | | | themselves in a scary situation. Hopefully every |
| to ensure you know how to use it and that the | | | | women out there carrying a stun gun, stun baton, |
| spray works well. | | | | or pepper spray will never need to use it. But in |
| Stun Guns | | | | the case where it becomes necessary it could be |
| Stun guns are another personal security device | | | | a lifesaver. All women should carry some form of |
| that women should consider carrying with them. A | | | | self-defense with them at all times, especially if |
| stun gun is a small hand held device that delivers | | | | they travel alone at night. |