What Is Your Personal Protection Of Choice?
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Courtesy of Self Defense With An Attitude
The first and foremost personal protection that I carry with me 24/7 is my mind - my awareness, knowledge, gut instincts, education, and training to be able to protect and defend myself in certain situations. Then I always carry on my person a TASER C2 and Pepper Spray on my keychain. I hope I never have use any of my personal protection, but having it with me gives me a bit more confidence that I have the tools necessary to protect and defend myself.
This is what my TASER C2 looks like. I know a criminal is not going to want to know what this feels like.
Watch this video of someone who got hit by a TASER. He lets you know you don’t want to
"Take That Taser."
Courtesy of TASER MAN
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I keep one of the Pepper Spray units on my keychain, one in my car, and the larger one in my home near the front door in case of a forced intrusion.
With personal robbery crimes, carjackings, sexual attacks, personal assaults on the rise, we should be mentally, physically, and personally prepared to defend ourselves against a criminal attack.
If you have not encountered any type of personal crime, now is a good time to become well-prepared by taking a self-defense and/or personal safety awareness class. No one wants to be a victim of crime but if you shrug it off and say it won’t happen to you - you are potentially setting yourself up to become a victim of crime.
A perpetrator can spot the person who has let their guard down, who isn’t paying attention to what is going on, and appears to be an "easy" victim. Don’t be that person! Lately there have been more attacks on women in the parking lots of some large super stores and shopping malls. Although they have good lights and some even have surveillance cameras, if you are not paying attention, someone can quickly and easily force you into your vehicle or into their vehicle with no recourse from you.
As you are leaving your location - work, a restaurant, the shopping mall, grocery store and especially alone at night - be alert and aware of your surroundings. Be paying close attention to the people you encounter as you make your way to your vehicle. Be sure to scan the area to make sure no one is following you or are around your vehicle. Have your keychain in hand with your pepper spray in the ready mode. Don’t be afraid to use it if you feel your personal safety is in danger. (Quick note: Be sure to practice ahead of time and know how to use your personal protection).
I can’t stress how important it is to be aware and alert to your situation. This is not meant to make you paranoid it is only meant to make you consciously aware that there are people out there who care nothing about you, they only want to do you harm and take what you have whether that be your belongings, your cash, or to sexually assault you. Refuse to be that victim!!
Invest your time into taking a good self-defense class in your community. Check with your local police or see if a RAD Self-Defense Class is offered. This is your first step to becoming educated in knowing how to protect and defend yourself.
Then if you feel you need the extra protection of a non-lethal weapon like a TASER C2, Pepper Spray, or Stun Gun, check it out. You can check out these products at The Personal Security Store.
Leave me a comment and let me know what your personal protection of choice is. Stay Safe!!
Stay Aware…Stay Alert…Stay Alive!!
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- How to implement optimum protection strategies
- How to strengthen, reinforce, and harden your home’s perimeter
- Develop a step-by-step home safety plan to avoid being a victim
- A quality security system can be your #1 deterrent against a home invasion
- How doors & windows can be impenetrable to a home invasion
- Do you have a Safe Room in your home…if not, you should!
Door Protection To Prevent An Unwanted Intrusion
Have you noticed in the news over the last year that the numbers of home burglaries and home invasions have dramatically increased? It’s true! If you haven’t been affected by a home burglary, you may know someone who has. It’s a tramatic experience!!
In the security plan for your home, it’s a good idea to take extra precautions to ensure all perimeter doors are impenetrable to a home intrusion and that also includes your sliding glass doors. This is a good idea even if you have a security system for your home.
The following security products are excellent for adding extra strength to your perimeter and interior doors. In my Home Invasion Prevention program, I discuss how these products can prevent a door from being kicked in due to the 20-gauge steel frame and wedging effect they offer. These products are reasonably priced and offer additional benefits and security to homeowners.
The dual function door brace is a security bar made of rugged 20-gauge steel, is adjustable, and installs easily under the door knob to provide additional security for your doors. The door brace adjusts to most hinged doors and the cap on one end of the brace can be removed and used on sliding glass doors. With a clean baked enamel finish, homeowners will find the door brace attractive enough to use in their home.
Another recommendation for the Door Brace is in your home’s SAFE ROOM. This may be the master bedroom, a closet, or another room within your home that you and family members would retreat to in the event of a home invasion. If that happened, one of the first things to do would be to press an alarm emergency panic button (if you have a security system), lock the bedroom door, and put the door brace under the knob handle to prevent the door from being opened or kicked in. If you have no alarm system, quickly call 911.
The door brace will prevent the intruder from opening the door, giving the homeowner time to alert the police or grab their personal protection, e.g., pepper spray, TASER, stun gun, or a firearm.
Other ideal uses for the Door Brace would be when you travel, staying in hotels, college dormitories, added security for a son or daughter who lives alone, and much more.
The cost of the dual function Door Brace is $16.95 and can be purchased at The Personal Security Store @: www.thepersonalsecuritystore.com/homeprotection.
Most security products on the market today will only alert you after an intruder has entered. This device will not only activate an alarm but will prevent unwanted intruders from entering. If an intruder attempts to enter, the door stop alarm will sound a 125 db alarm and the unit will wedge underneath the door. The wedge-shaped design and non-skid pad on the bottom of the door alarm will hold the door tighter the harder it is pushed.
The door stop alarm is placed on the floor below the door knob with the low end of the unit under the door. If the door is opened it will strike the metal plate, preventing the door from being opened and the 125db alarm will activate.
The Door Stop Alarm is also equipped with a movement sensor which will activate the alarm if the unit is moved. A sensitivity switch allows you to adjust the amount of movement required to set off the door stop alarm.
The cost for the Door Stop Alarm is $15.00 and can be purchased at The Personal Security Store @: www.thepersonalsecuritystore.com/alarm.
Remember, protect your home and keep your family safe!!
Personal Security 911- May You Have A Safe, Happy & Prosperous 2009!
The new year is finally here and luckily 2008 is in the rearview mirrow! Today we have been celebrating the first day of 2009. I hope this day has been a positive start and your outlook for the entire year is optimistic. This has been a day of being grateful and excited about the future. If there are some things we did not accomplish in 2008 - both business and personal, we now have a fresh start to make them happen in 2009.
For me that starts with setting yearly goals and a plan for my personal and business life. By looking at what I set the year before I can see what I accomplished and what I didn’t. Maybe the ones I didn’t aren’t really that important now. If that’s the case, I scratch it and move on. If I have a written set of goals, I am more likely to achieve them. If I have to try to remember my goals, forget it!!
What are your goals for 2009? Do you have personal and home security goals? Is one of your goals to provide better protection for your home making it a safer place for you and your family? Have you been considering a security system for your home - but have just been procrastinating? How about your personal security and safety? Having a plan of action to keep yourself safe whether at home, traveling, or wherever you are is an excellent goal to have. Carry some type of personal protection if you are a "woman at risk" - whether due to your job or your domestic life. Your personal security should be a high priority the same as your home security.
Now is the best time to set your goals and take action. By focusing on one goal at a time and being proactive, you can accomplish your 2009 goals. And what a great feeling you’ll have knowing you have taken care of protecting the things that matter the most - your family, your home, and YOU!
Good luck. May 2009 be the best year ever for you and your family!!!
Cheryl & Ken - Personal Security Solutions/Personal Security 911
Personal Protection - Don’t Leave Home Without It
Tri-Pack Pepper Spray - Protection On Your keychain - In Your Car - In Your Home!
Pepper Sprays are just one form of non-lethal personal protection that you can carry for self-defense. If you are in a high risk job where you meet with strangers, work a late night shift, are a college student, or just want to know you have a way to protect yourself if you are ever attacked, then carrying some type of protection like Pepper Spray may be a good choice.
When you read the daily newspaper or watch the nightly news, you see more and more personal and home robberies, people being attacked when walking alone - especially during the holiday season - and violent carjackings. All of these crimes are becoming more prevalent. What is a person to do to protect themselves? You cannot totally rely upon the police to be there to protect you or even rely on other people who may be nearby. The responsibility for protecting yourself is up to YOU!
If you are going to carry some type of defense spray like the Pepper Spray or Mace Spray, you need to do a couple of things:
- Believe it or not the right to protect ourselves with non-lethal protection devices is not always a RIGHT in some states, counties, or jurisdictions. You will need to check with local law enforcement officials to find out what the laws are in your area. I know it sounds crazy that a law-abiding person wants to protect themselves with only non-lethal protection against a violent attacker who may possess a lethal weapon, but that is how the law is set up. (And you wonder who the law is designed to protect).
- When you purchase your pepper spray, you will want to do a few practice drills to make sure you know how to spray the device and how NOT to accidentally spray yourself. You’ll receive information with your unit that discusses how to use the product, but it is very minor information. My recommendation would be to get a very informative 32-page booklet entitled "The Facts About Defense Sprays And How To Use Them…" This booklet will give you precise information about how to use the device and if attacked - dropping an attacker to his knees. You can get this booklet and all types of personal protection at www.thepersonalsecuritystore.com.
The Tri-Pack Pepper Spray is an excellent package because it allows you to carry one of the spray units on your keychain. As you are walking to your car with keychain in hand, you are prepared. Always be alert and aware of your surroundings. Because this is the holiday season, we have a tendency is to be preoccupied on things other than our personal safety. For example, as you are leaving the mall with a bundle of Christmas packages trying to find your car in the parking lot, take a moment to look around and make sure no one is following you or that there aren’t strangers hanging around your car. Have your pepper spray in hand along with your keys and know what to do if attacked. Read the rest of this entry »
Holiday Safety Tips To Know When Leaving The Malls
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This article was written back in April 2008 but I thought it was worth bringing back for the holiday shopping season. With all the excitement and holiday festivities it is easy to become unconscious to what is going on around us. The criminal perpetrator is looking for that one person who is not paying attention to either steal their purse or wallet, rip off their holiday packages, or violently attack them. Staying alert and aware this holiday season will help you maintain your overall safety - whether shopping, at home, or wherever you are.
Have you noticed how unconscious some people are (especially women - and young women) when they leave the shopping mall or even the grocery store? This holiday season - like none other - we should be especially observant and aware of all the people we come into contact with - especially at the malls, shopping center, and the parking lot areas with our holiday packages in hand.
Here are some quick safety tips for staying aware, alert, and safe when leaving the shopping mall and making your way out into the big parking lot areas where criminal types can hangout and just wait for their victims. I have highlighted in red additional information that a friend reader, Larry Kaminer, passed on to me. Thanks Larry. Please pass this information on to other women.
7-Safety Tips To Know When Leaving The Shopping Mall
1. Ladies don’t be talking away on your cell phone not paying attention to what’s around you. If you have your cell phone, ipod or mp3 player hooked to your head, you’re not really paying attention to what’s going on around you. And that really is important, especially if you are going to your car way in the middle of the parking area by yourself. This is exactly the type of person the predator is looking to attack. Be fully aware and totally alert as you walk to your car. Read the rest of this entry »
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Black Friday-Holiday Shopping Safety Awareness Tips
Holiday Shopping Season officially begins on Friday, 11-28-08 and is known as BLACK FRIDAY. That name alone should cause you to be a little more cautious as you make your way to the mall or favorite shopping area. Although most people are heading to the mall with the thought of being thankful for what they have and the ability to buy gifts for those they love, there are criminals lurking in and around the mall aiming to take what you have.
Stay Aware Of Your Surroundings At The Malls, Stores & Shopping Centers
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If using an ATM at the mall, be especially vigilant and aware who may be around you. Try not to make large cash withdrawals. Remember the malls may be extremely crowded and this would be an excellent time for a criminal to catch you off-guard and grab your cash.
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Shop during the daylight hours whenever you can. If shopping at night, try to go with another person. If shopping alone and leaving the mall late at night, ask a security officer to accompany you to your car.
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Always choose a bank with an ATM located in a highly visible, well-lit area. If you notice anyone suspicious approaching, cancel your transaction and leave.
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Avoid using ATM’s where you must go inside the ATM area unless you are with others. This leaves you highly vulnerable to a criminal attack. Use the drive-up ATM whenever possible.
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Be sure when you leave your vehicle that you lock your doors and keep windows closed. If you have an alarm on your vehicle, use it.
- Avoid carrying large amounts of cash. Don’t advertise large rolls of money in public. You don’t know who may be watching. Read the rest of this entry »
Security Lunch & Learn Series: 7 Steps To Proactively Protect Yourself Against A Home Invasion
Security Lunch & Learn Series: 7-Steps To Proactively Protect Yourself Against A Home Invasion
The news media is bringing us pretty grim stories almost daily about the violent home invasions that are happening all across our country. I have been collecting these stories since our company is hosting a Security Lunch & Learn Series entitled "7-Steps To Proactively Protect Yourself Against A Home Invasion." As I review this information one thing seems to stand out the most — and that is people have become complacent about their overall security and probably need to review simple common sense procedures that will ensure they don’t become a home invasion victim. When a perpetrator can bust right through your front door — you have not done the best job of securing your home and keeping your family safe.
Homeowners need to be better educated in the best options available to protect their home. Just having a home security system is not going to give you the most complete protection…you need more. By the time someone has kicked in your front door at 3:00 a.m., it may be virtually impossible for you or your alarm company to respond before the perpetrators have violently attacked you and your family. In our program we discuss how to strategically design your home protection so you are in control and not the perpetrators. Read the rest of this entry »
