Recently I attended a class on personal safety given by our local Police Department in conjunction with neighborhood watch. Neighborhood Watch is more than just about home security, it’s about crime. If you don’t have one in your neighborhood, you should get one going. It’s an invaluable resource. It is free and easy. These tips came from that class. Crime happens everywhere...

Here's a story from one of the leading newspapers in Toronto, Canada that explains in detail how tasers work. "A Taser works by delivering high voltage — but low amperage — to the human body. A Taser delivers a powerful but temporary shock rather than a sustained and deadly charge." You can read the whole story HERE. "The electricity sends signals to...

Today we are doing a review of one of the most devastating personal defense systems in existence. It is called the Tornado Pepper Spray System because it is a complete personal defense system that combines pepper spray, a personal alarm and emergency strobe light all in one product. It has four levels of safety built-in to prevent accidental discharge. The 125 dB...

During the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of incoming college students will attend orientations, start classes, and join an institution where an estimated 350 rapes occur annually for every 10,000 female students on campus. Sexual assault has reached epidemic levels on college campuses, but administrators are slowly taking notice thanks to 1) the willingness of more survivors -- both named and...

"Violent gang rapes are becoming all too common in a nation undergoing radical change. Rape and sexual assaults among young girls and women has traditionally gone under-reported in Egypt, which adheres to a very conservative mindset about the rights and identities of females. However - in the tumult surrounding the nation's struggles to find a Democratic identity, and with the ouster of...

Pepper spray is a non-lethal alternative to firearms for self-defense, so says state Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac). Wisconsin has concealed carry and Castle doctrine laws, and the Fond du Lac Republican tells members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a public hearing that it’s logical to revise the pepper spray regulations. You may read the whole story HERE. “So, because...