Saturday, October 17, 2009

Keep An Attacker At Arm's Length With A Stun Baton

By Jim Wilkinson

A Stun Baton permits you to keep a safer distance from a potential attacker. They deliver an effective high voltage charge that will keep an attacker a more comfortable distance away from you.

You will have a clear advantage by keeping an assailant at a safe distance when you use a stun baton because the reach of the stun baton is greater then the reach of an attacker's arms. When the attacker is a distance from you sometimes just by test firing the unit and the sound and sight of the unit will be enough to scare him off.

Keep in mind, as with any self defense weapon, you do not want the attacker to take the weapon out of your hand and use it against you. Needless to say that would not be a favorable outcome.

That is why you should look at all of the features of a stun baton before you purchase it. One good feature is to have not only the tip of the stun baton be charged but also the entire top 6 inches or so charged. By having this feature if the attacker goes to grab it from you, and you are pressing the button, he will receive a disabling shock and let go right away.

A stun baton that comes with a wrist strap and disabling pin is very useful. The disabling pin is attached to the wrist strap. The disabling pin, once removed from the stun baton, stops the stun baton from firing. Always make sure you have the disabling pin inserted and the wrist strap on your wrist. If he does pry it out of your hands the disabling pin becomes dislodged and renders the stun feature useless.

OK, sometimes length does matter. Especially when it comes to using a stun baton. If you are concerned about how short or how long a baton you should get consider looking at an expandable stun baton. When not in use these little babies are a compact 12". With the press of a button they extend to about 21"! Pretty neat, huh? When not in use it can be carried comfortably in your hand, just like an umbrella, or placed in a holster and clipped to your belt.

Using a stun baton to ward off a dog attack is one other great use of this self defense weapon. If you do a lot of walking you have probably been confronted by either one or two vicious dogs. Keeping them a safe distance away from you can be a problem. One tap with your stun baton will send them on their way to find a place to lick their wounds! They will not be bothering you anymore.

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