Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Pepper Spray And Why We Need It

By Camry Dalton

I heard on the news not too long ago where a young woman was raped and her face horribly scarred. It made me think about what a dangerous world we live in and how that could happen to me or someone I love. A self defense product might have saved that lady from the vicious brutality she suffered. Now all the women in my family carry pepper spray.

I agreed to look at some canisters of OC pepper spray and some other self defense weapons online. I have to say, that I am some what apprehensive about the whole thing. I do not know very much about this stuff but, I am curious. Because we live in such an unsafe world, I do agree that some sort of self defense weapon is necessary.

I did not know that defensive spray came in so many different shapes and sizes. Some look like lipstick, and others like hand weights walkers use to intensify their workout. There is one that looks just like a ball point pen! Can you believe it, they look just like writing pens!

It is also nice to see that the prices of these sprays are affordable. I had not bought any before because I thought I could not afford them. I have been doing some shopping and have found several places on the Internet. There are also magazines you can get which sell them. Then, you can flip through the pages at your convenience.

Some of them will spray up to 25 feet. That's a long way! You spray it right into the face and eyes. It causes a burning sensation and the eyes shut. That would have to be terribly painful. But, it is not deadly according to what I have been told. It reached beyond my brain's power.

I want a good measure of self-defense. Even though the prices seemed reasonable enough, why spend money if it is not going to work for me at all? This amount of spray seems to be able to do the job. Even if the perpetrator is a large person, using the pepper spray should stop them from harming me. Besides, I do not want to kill them. I just want to stop them.

I think this is the perfect idea for anyone. I believe it is imperative to protect yourself from all the violence which is out there. The world is getting worse and worse, so why wait until the inevitable happens? It makes more sense to me to get some pepper spray now and have it with me when it is needed. I believe I will get one for my friend as well. She needs some protection too.

I even took the time to tell my daughters that pepper spray is something they should carry with them at all times. They work long hours and I do worry about them too.

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