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Personal Security Products: Do You Know What To Carry?

There are a variety of personal security products for each person to choose from and carry.

Author: Marie Abbatoy

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They range from a taser gun which can deploy an electro muscular disruption charge up to a maximum of 15 feet to a simple personal alarm which can set off a 120dB sound drawing the attention of anyone surrounding the situation and hopefully stopping the act of crime in it's tracks. The type of personal security product you choose to carry depends on your particular likes and needs and ability to handle the product correctly.

Tasers are great non-lethal weapons that can be holstered for ready use of carried on the person according to personal choice. Tasers as said before work by deploying a charge that disrupts the assailants muscular system and renders them helpless for a period of time. Even law enforcement carries tasers as an effective weapon or personal security product for taking down an assailant without having to get too close to that person. Tasers range in price from around $300 on up depending on how many accessories you desire and/or power you want in the taser you choose.

A stun gun is another effective weapon similar to the taser but with a stun gun you must make contact with the assailant when discharging your weapon. Stun guns have some real handy characteristics, however, as there are a variety of models and many can fit into a small sized hand as well as be worn holstered on your belt. They can also come disguise as cell phones, flashlights. etc. to catch your attacker by surprise.

Pepper spray is a classic personal security product that has been around for quite some time but never looses it's value in an attack situation. Besides the traditional key chain model that has been around, there are now many different models such as the auto-visor clip that is readily accessible when in your car, the mace baton model, the hot walkers-walking weights with a little extra, and the pepper gun to name a few. Pepper spray is a great personal security device that if used correctly causes the attacker's eyes to tear and shut as well as cause some coughing and choking. While the assailant is tending to his predicament, you have the time and the ability to get away and call for help.

Personal alarms while not a personal security product that acts on the assailant, does cause a high sounding alarm-most at 120dB which should make any criminal think twice with all the attention it brings. Most criminal will take to a run when this type of alarm is set off. These personal security products are perfect for the elderly or children to carry and are very easy to use.

There are a few other personal security products such as the heart attack that can be carried in hand to punch at the attacker and kubotan which can be used to apply pressure to the sensitive areas of the assailant's body but the above products are the most popular personal security products to carry.

Whichever you choose, you need to know how to use your product properly as an attack is not the time to practice. A good personal security company provides information on the various products and how to use them and welcome any questions you might have. No matter what you choose, the important thing is to obtain some type of personal security product which you feel comfortable with and carry it with you at all times, as you never know when you will be confronted with a situation where you need to protect yourself!

About Author

Marie is a registered nurse and is very interested in safety for the general population. She and her husband Bill started the business Best Protection at http://www.personalsecuritycompany.com which offers the latest in personal security devices for self defense.

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