Pepper Spray: The Ultimate in Personal Protection
Pepper spray is an effective alternative in regards to choosing a personal protection deterrent. There are many reasons why pepper spray is the deterrent of choice aside from a stun gun or taser. For example, pepper spray has a prolonged effect of reducing the mobility of the attacker, it induces choking and coughing, and it causes a severe burning sensation when it comes in contact with the skin.
It does not get much easier in terms of use than being able to use Pepper Spray. All you have to do is aim it an attacker’s face and press the button on the canister. A lot of people have been able to get out of dangerous situations because they used their self defense spray. The features of pepper spray are that it is easy to use, it is very effective, and it is simple.
Compared to other deterrents, pepper spray is superior in many ways. For example, a stun gun will only work for a few moments by temporarily disabling the nervous and muscular system. Not only that, but in order for the stun gun to have any effect at all you must be in very close proximity to the attacker and you must be touching him with the stun gun.
Where as with pepper spray the effects will last MUCH longer! An attacker will not be able to see, he will be choking and gasping for air for up to a half an hour. This incapacitating effect for such a long time period gives you the time you need to remove yourself from the situation. And, even the smallest pepper spray canister can shoot up to 10 feet so that you can stay as far away from him as possible.
Most of us have had the misfortune of biting into a Hot Pepper thinking it was a sweet pepper. Remember your reactions? Your eyes started to water, your nose was running and your mouth was burning. Well, the same ingredient is used in pepper spray. It is called cayenne pepper. The concentration of cayenne pepper is much higher in pepper spray. When sprayed right in the face of someone trying to do harm to you that person will cease and desist immediately. Then you make your escape.
Having experienced pepper spray myself (as a police officer, not a criminal, ha!) I can relate to you the extreme, extreme burning sensation to the eyes and the skin surrounding the eyes. Your attacker’s eyes will swell up dramatically and clamp shut. They will have no vision at all. This helps you in that you can run away and he will have no clue in which direction you ran.
The effects described by the use of pepper spray might seem frightening. Don’t worry about causing any long term damage to an attacker. Sure, he is going to be very uncomfortable for awhile but so what. The effects start to wear off after about a half an hour. As far as is known no one has ever died from being hit with pepper spray.
As you have seen, pepper spray ranks right up there with other self defense products. It will effectively disable an attacker. You don’t have to get close to use it. When you consider buying a personal protection product really take a look at buying pepper spray. It is probably the least expensive self defense product you can buy.
Buy Pepper Spray today and learn more about self defense products at Jim Wilkinson’s site, Your Greatest Protection. Jim is a former Police Sergeant and knows what it takes to keep you safe.
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