December 12, 2008

Personal Protection - Don’t Leave Home Without It

By Cheryl

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.

The second spray unit in the package is for your car.  You can leave it in the glove compartment or wherever you can easily get to it if attacked while in your car.  Before you get into your car again look around to see if there are any strangers nearby and then quickly get inside and lock the doors. 

If you have someone carjack your vehicle, evaluate the situation.  Does he have a weapon?  How has he forced his way into your vehicle - your side or the passenger side?  You will need to determine the best way to escape this situation.  If he carjacker is unarmed and you are going to use the pepper spray for protection, remember in close quarters when you spray the unit at his face, you may get some of the spray as well.  It is a good idea to formulate and have a plan ready in your mind if this type of scenario happens.  For me, I would probably take my chances with some spray in an attempt to escape; however, each one of us has to make that decision should it happen to us.

The third spray unit is for your home or wherever you want to keep it.  More and more burglaries and home invasions are happening while people are home.  If you open your door to a stranger - not thinking properly - and they try to force their way into your home, your only protection may be the pepper spray sitting in the basket near the door.  Grab it and spray the perpetrator in the face.  If you have your cell phone or portable phone with you, quickly call 911 for help.  If you have an alarm system with a keypad near your door, quickly press the panic button to set off the alarm.  Most alarm companies dispatch the police immediately on a panic alarm.  A loud alarm going off would most likely cause the intruder to quickly leave.  However, it could also enrage him so be prepared in this scenario situation as well.

Remember, carry your protection spray with you if it is legal within your city/county/state and practice using it.  Having some type of personal protection device will give you a little more confidence and peace of mind that you can protect and defend yourself if attacked.  

I also recommend women take a self-defense class to become mentally and physically educated.  You will learn techniques and tactics on the best ways to protect and defend yourself against criminal attacks. 

Remember, review in your mind various scenarios of personal assaults or attacks so you will be prepared to react should it happen to you!  Most importantly - Refuse to be a victim of crime no matter where you are!!

To purchase personal protection devices go to www.thehomesecuritystore.com

 

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