Stun Guns, Pepper Spray, Taser,

Every day now you will hear of some sort of attack against somebody and you are now trying to find ways of providing self defense and personal protection for you and your family. Below we provide you with information to some different types of personal protection products that you may want to consider, but the main ones that most people now use for self defense purposes include pepper sprays, stun guns, taser’s and personal alarms. You could if you wish also take self defense lessons, but these are often very expensive and can be difficult to arrange and fit in your daily schedule.

1. Stun Guns

These are becoming increasingly popular as a form of self defense personal protection and are effective at immobilizing a would be attacker without actually causing them any real harm. In fact a large number of people have decided to get rid of their hand guns and instead use a stun gun because of its non lethal immobilization capabilities. But if you are considering purchasing a stun gun you will need too find out if there are any restrictions on them in the state where you live as in some states they are actually illegal.

2. Pepper Spray

Pepper spray or as it is more commonly known mace is the most popular of all forms of personal protection products available on the market today. This type of self defense spray contains a chemical compound made from Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) which can be extracted from the pepper plant (hence the name pepper spray). This particular type of personal protection product immobilizes a would be attacker as it contains an inflammatory agent which causes two reactions when it comes into contact with human skin. Firstly the would be attackers eyes will shut hard and even if they are able to open their eyes they can not see as well as the spray dilates the capillaries and so causes them to be temporarily blinded. Secondly, they will immediately start to cough and as their breathing tissues have become inflamed will have difficulty breathing. Although these conditions are only temporary they can still be very debilitating for the person who has been affected by the pepper spray.

3. Taser

These are similar to a stun gun but when fired they will project two needles on wires which stay attached to the machine and attach themselves to the assailant and then produce an electric shock to their bodies in the same way that a stun gun does. However, with this particular type of self defense personal protection product you do not need to be right beside your would be assailant for it to be used you can be as much as 15 feet away from them.

Stun guns are normally an electroshock weapon which are able to temporarily disable a would be assailant or attacker using electric shock. There are some stun guns which when used the user will need to be close their attacker in order for them to be effective and there are others which can be used from a distance. However, when ever using a stun gun a person will need to make sure that it makes contact with the other person’s body.

During the last few years stun guns have become one of the most popular types of self defense weapons that are available for use by the public and which are non lethal to some people. Unfortunately there have been cases where people have died after being shocked with a stun gun but in most cases this is due to the person having some underlying health problem.

Stun guns use a high voltage electric shock in order to stop any attack and just by touching someone with the prongs on it will quickly immobilize them. Yet as they only use a very low amperage in most cases they cause no serious or permanent injury to the person who has been immobilized with one. Generally someone who has been touched with a stun gun when it has been activated will be immobilized for several minutes and are considered to be a reasonable force that a person can use in order to prevent an attack from happening.

When looking to purchase a stun gun you will find that there are many different sizes of stun guns as well as many different voltages that you can choose from. But generally the higher the voltage on it the quicker the full effect of the device will be felt by the would be assailant. Although lower voltage models are just as effective as the higher voltage ones they just take a few seconds longer for them to provide the full effect on the would be assailant. So if you are looking for something that really is effective and will work quickly for you then look at purchasing one which has a higher voltage to it.

Certainly most stun guns will only deliver between 1 and 2 milliamps of power when activated, whereas 1 amp of power would actually kill someone. So as you can see that these use an amperage which is well below that which could do any lasting damage to a person. However, there are plenty of others on the market which provide between 3 and 4 milliamps of power which makes them much more effective.

Finally the best thing with regard to stun guns is their life span. They could be used as many times as they are needed before either the battery needs replacing or recharging.