Did you know that one in six women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime? The statistic is one in 5 for women on college campuses. This is a shocking figure when most people consider college campuses safe due to the faculty and the students. It’s important that you face this reality and take steps to protect yourself, but how can you do so? One of the best ways to protect yourself is with weapons such as pepper spray.
What makes pepper spray the perfect self defense tool is the fact that it’s legal to carry and can be easily concealed. Pepper spray is filled with cayenne pepper and unleashes it to the attacker with a spray. The spray results in intense burning to the attacker. If sprayed on the face, the attacker will not be able to see and will keep the attacker at bay for around 15 minutes. This will give you enough to time to get away.
Another way to protect yourself is to use a taser. Using a taser, protection from rape is very much possible. Tasers will immediately stun a person shooting out 2 coils with what looks like 2 fish hooks attached. It sends an electrical current strong enough to temporarily paralyze a person and drop them to the floor, allowing you enough time to escape and get help.
Although these self defense weapons can help, you need to know how to use them. It’s important that you take some time to familiarize yourself with how they work so you can quickly react if the situation calls for it. For example, make sure you know how to grip the pepper spray so that you can quickly arm yourself. It’s important that you face the opening away from yourself and towards the attacker as you my accidentally spray yourself.
You also need to be aware of any danger. If you feel that somebody is following you or you are in a dangerous situation, you need to make a conscious decision to defend yourself. It’s easy for fear to take over and get you to hesitate so if you want to be prepared you can take self defense classes for practice and lessons.
When spraying the pepper spray, make sure that you grip it correctly and spray in a zig zag motion towards the assailant’s face. This will ensure that you hit the assailant and don’t miss your target. If you miss the face, the spray will not be effective and it may be too late.
When using tasers, make sure you read all of the instructions. This may all be new to you so you should practice using it on a dummy. You also need to make sure the taser has enough batteries. Another thing you need to be aware of is the safety switch. This is important when you want to use a taser for protection from rape.
In conclusion, self defense is a big concern for many of us. Small weapons like the taser and pepper spray are very effective and easy to conceal. They are also very affordable and easy to use. If your safety is important to you, then look into purchasing these weapons and learn how to use them before carrying it around with you for protection.