The choice between pepper spray and stun guns. Which do I need?
Pepper spray and stun guns are two of the best non-lethal options available for you to
protect yourself. But which one is the right product for you? It's not a matter of
taste or lifestyle. You choice is dependent on the situation or nature of the attack.
Pepper Spray and Stun Guns both have it's advantages and disadvantages. Each is
best for different situation.
Pepper Spray
Pepper Spray is also know as OC spray (from "Oleoresin Capsicum"), OC gas, capsicum
spray, or oleoresin capsicum, is great in situations where the attackers are about a
few feet away. A typical pepper spray can spray as far as up to 10 feet. For it to be
effective, it needs to be sprayed directly into the face and in particular the eyes.
Even if the attacker closes his eyes, the burning ingredient will make it painful for
the attacker to breath. Furthermore, it will keep the attacker from opening his eyes
where if he opens his eyes the chemicles will eventually get on his eyes. This will
allow you to get away.
Another advantage of pepper spray is that they small enough for you to hide in your
purse or pocket. Most pepper spray models come in small canisters. However, there are
a few exotic models that make them easier to conceal. Some of these are the pepper
ring and pepper pager models. These exotic models make them a lot better to surprise
attackers and will become handy when you are attack by surprise. If you can see an
attack coming, the normal canister model would be good enough.
One of the risk of using pepper spray is that it could work against you in certain situation. One such situation is if it is too windy. They spray could
be blown back at your face and make you more vulnerable to the attacker. So, you'll
have to use your disgression on whether too use it in such situation. As such, we recommend purchasing a
user manual for the pepper spray. All models of pepper spray do not come with a how to
use manual to protect yourself effectively. You can purchase the manual here.
However, if you do not want to purchase the manual, you can browse our self defense articles directory to
read up learn more about how to defend yourself. These articles will give you some
great tips, however, the a pepper spray manual will be more concise and geared for using your pepper spray as a self defense tool.
Stun Guns
Stun Guns on the other hand is great for close up attacks. Furthermore, unlike pepper
spray, you don't have to aim for the face for it to be effective. You can simply zap
the attacker anywhere on the body for it to work. One zap, the attacker will be
stunned for a moment up to about a minute. The zap will send between 80,000 to 300,000 volts of electric, depending on the Stun Gun model used, in the attacker's body. Usually,
this amount of voltage will not kill the attacker. It merely just incapacitate him for a
while so you can get away. In rare case do any people died from a stun gun.
One of the
biggest disadvantages is that stun guns are bigger and harder to conceal than a can of
pepper spray. Although there are some models of stun guns that are compact, most stun guns are usually
bigger than pepper spray. Another disadvantage of a stun guns is that you have to be
up close to use it. You will need to press the stun guns right up against the attacker
and press a button to activate the gun. Although sometime, you can pull out your stun
gun and warn or even intimidate the attacker from a distance, it is most effective
when it could be use up close and in surprise. Waiving your stun gun at a distance at the attacker will show him that you are not going to go down easy and may prevent him from persuing you as a victim. However, it does not always work. Again, it will depend on the situation. It is not effective if you
seem weak or could be easily over powered or if the attacker has a weapon with him.
So, you'll have to use your judgement wisely.
Summary
The reality is that both pepper sprays and stun guns will help you to effectively
defend yourself. However, pepper spray will work better in certain situation one while
stun guns will work better in other situation. It's alway better to have a choice between the two when your life is in danger. Both products are usually inexpensive and could make a difference in getting
you out of a life or death situation. People who err on the safe side normally have
pepper spray in their car, their key chain, and in their purse. Stun Guns are usually
keep in a purse for or in their pockets if their pockets are big enough. Thanks for
reading this article. We hope that you find this article helpful. All the best to you and your family.
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