Why Self Defense Products Are So Effective

March 30, 2011 - PRLog -- Is there a reason why every police officer in the country carries a pepper spray and most carry some kind of stun device like stun gun or a taser? Why is it that all letter carriers with the USPS carry a pepper spray for the first line of defense against dog attacks? Why are Park Rangers issued bear pepper sprays? Why do you suppose many corrections officers are being issued pepper sprays and some military units are starting to undergo training in the use of pepper spray?

There is a common answer for all of these questions and issues. Self defense products like stun guns, pepper sprays and tasers are very effective in disabling an assailant, allowing victims time to get away and allowing police officers an alternative to the deadly force of a handgun.

Self defense products manufacturers like Stun Master, Mace brand and Taser Int'l. have taken a cue from law enforcement and have made their products more user-friendly and cheaper for the civilian market. But they're every bit as effective as the police models.

And while most self defense products are used as self-defense against human assailants, many people are using pepper spray as the first line of defense against dog attacks.

All self defense products disable an assailant but they do it in different ways. Here's how they work and why they are so effective.

Stun guns http://www.aaa-safetyfirst.com/runtstungun.htm use high-voltage and low amperage to disable an assailant for 5 to 10 minutes. The electrical charge stored in a stun gun when it is applied to an assailant for 3 to 5 seconds will overload the muscular system causing the body to over work very rapidly depleting the body of all blood sugars needed for energy.

Pepper sprays use a derivative of the cayenne pepper, one of the hottest in the world, to disable an assailant for up to 45 minutes. When it makes contact with the skin, it causes extreme pain, choking, coughing and shortness of breath.

Tasers are a form of stun guns but use high wattage and low-voltage to disable an assailant using electro-muscular disruption (EMD) technology that overrides the central nervous system. In independent tests it has been shown to have more stopping power than a 9 mm handgun with nearly 100% effectiveness.

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