Self-Defense Items: Products Designed For Women - The Top Four

Ever since the beginning of time women have always been the primary target of male violence. Unfortunately it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon. If women realize that they are going to be targets of violence, they can better prepare themselves and learn some self-defense.

If there's any question about this in your mind, just check a police blotter sometime. You'll see that women are the targets of violence in nine of every ten cases. When it comes to self-defense women have several options. self-defense product manufacturers have learned a lot in the last 5 to 10 years and started developing products that appeal to women specifically. Well-known manufacturers such as Mace, Stun Master, Taser International, Streetwise and many others have items in their product line that appeal to women.

Self-Defense: Cheap Products Under Twenty Dollars - The Top Four

When you're a victim of a crime, there is no such thing as an expensive product when it could have prevented the crime, saved injury or even saved a life. And when people think of self-defense products sometimes they think they are expensive. This news bulletin just in: there are lots of inexpensive self-defense products that are just as effective as more expensive ones.

Here we are going to talk about cheap self-defense products that are under $20.00. There are many but these are the top four for female self-defense, personal security and personal safety.

The purpose of all self-defense products is to disable an assailant allowing you time to get away from a dangerous situation or to draw attention to your situation when you are threatened.

Domestic Violence Rears Ugly Head - Develop An Exit Strategy

I was doing some research on another topic the other day and ran across a snippet out of a newspaper that caught my eye. It talked about some of the reasons that domestic violence is on the increase. As if women didn't have enough to worry about in protecting themselves, now there is one more factor - the economy.

To quote the article "Domestic violence shelters across the country report the economy continues to significantly affect battered women and children. According to a national study, domestic violence shelters have reported a 78 percent increase in women seeking assistance since 2008.

The report also indicates 74 percent of victims stayed with an abusive partner longer because of financial issues, and 58 percent of shelters reported that abuse is more violent than before 2008."

Another Reason Why Women Need Self-Defense Items

In case you didn't know this, women are the targets of violence in nine out of every ten cases according to police statistics. All you have to do is look at a police blotter sometime to get an idea that this is true. They are the victims of assaults, robbery, even home invasions in a disproportionate number of times.

If that isn't reason enough for women to carry and use self-defense items then here's one more. There was an article recently in a newspaper in Columbia, Missouri about how all of the shelters for women there had more customers than ever before all because of domestic violence and the economy. Like there needed to be another reason for women to be careful and learn how to defend themselves.

The article went on to say that shelters all over the country are reporting that the economy is having a devastating effect on domestic violence when it comes to women and children. 

Are Tasers Legal? Things to Know About Owning Tasers

Many people have heard of the Taser line of special defense weapons. But the name is often where most people's experience with Tasers disappears. Often Tasers are mistaken with most non-Taser stun guns. What are the differences? Are tasers legal? Are Tasers the best stun gun? What variety of tasers are available? Can you buy a taser online? These are all questions that are very easy to answer and actually need very little time to do so.

What's the difference between a Taser and a stun gun? Well, Taser is a brand name of a company called Taser International. But Taser and stun gun aren't as interchangeable as Xerox and "copy" or Kleenex and "facial tissue". Most stun guns need you to start physical contact with your attacker by touching him or her with the prongs of the gun, initiating the flow of the electric currents into their body. However, there are a lot of advanced air tasers available as well.