click for more info Here are two articles about sexual assault. The first one is from the University of North Carolina, where students are trying to raise awareness about sexual assault On April 11, the University of North Carolina Wilmington organized its first Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. More than 400 students participated in the event to spread awareness about...

click image for more details Assaults in the military have received a lot of publicity lately. It was reported that 26,000 cases of sexual assault happened in the military last year. Like most sexual assaults less than 10% are actually reported You can read the whole story HERE Female senators are on track to try and pass legislation. But as the story...

http://www.guardian-self-defense.com/sabre-stop-strap-pepper-spray#.UcIASJyC_dQ"> click image for more details Today we are doing a review of one of the most popular Sabre pepper sprays called the Sabre Stop Strap. It uses the famous Sabre red formula that contains 10% Oleoresin Capsicum measuring 2,000,000 Scoville Heat Units, producing .67% major capsaicinoids. Independent laboratory testing found SABRE RED to be 8% to 86% stronger than the competition....

click for more info "I was shocked and scared," said Meredith Finn, of Portland, who described Back Cove Trail as her favorite feature of Portland, a soothing place that drew her to the sport of running. "Maybe I should be more careful. I wonder if I should start to bring pepper spray?" she said. Her sense of surprise was shared by many...

“The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on June 7 gave a favorable report to H. 2145, An Act Relative to Non-lethal Self Defense Sprays, from the committee. The bill removes a requirement that a person obtain a license in order to possess pepper spray.Massachusetts is the only state in the nation that requires a person to obtain a license...

click for more info Domestic assault and battery was the charge Framingham Police issued most frequently last year, after local warrant and outside warrant arrests, according to data from the police. You can read the whole story HERE. Every year, police also respond to hundreds of family matters that don’t rise to the level of a domestic assault. "Those numbers are really...