Pepper Spray, Stun Guns, and Tasers… Oh My!

To borrow one of the anti-gun control slogans “Guns Don’t Kill, People Do”, I’d like to offer the following:

“Stun Guns and Tasers Don’t Kill, People Do”

If a person really wanted to kill or otherwise injure you, just about any object could work. A steak knife, a tire iron, a two inch thick tree branch cut into a club, even a ball point pen used in a certain manner… Equal opportunity at its finest.

Yet you will not find crazed opposition picketing in front of Bic Pen Headquarters or otherwise trying to ban and regulate pen use.

But seriously, even if some sort of ridiculous legislation was passed to specifically make it illegal to stab and kill someone with a ball point pen, it would not stop a criminal from doing so. Criminals could care less what the laws are. Best case the killer may opt to use a legal mechanical pencil instead… yeah right.

Let’s for the sake of argument, we use the newer, politically correct term of “Less-than-lethal” self defense weapon, since “Non-lethal” falsely implies that a fatality could never occur… (insert eye roll here)

So now a police officer, doing his unenviable job of keeping the peace, and protecting the public comes across an unruly person resisting arrest or attempting to harm someone. It does not matter if this person was pulled over for speeding or is being chased down the street after robbing a liquor store with a gun.

The uncooperative suspect is going to be tasered if he does not comply with the orders of the police officer. Stop means stop, no means no. If the officer does not have a “less-than-lethal” TASER Device as an option, he is left with his baton or gun.

But then you are going to have people question their judgment while trying to uphold the law, protect civilians, and keep themselves safe in the process? I’m not talking about blatant Rodney King style police brutality, which is wrong and would need to be dealt with on a case by case basis. No one is arguing that. I’m simply talking about police officers doing their jobs, apprehending the bad guys, and protecting themselves from those who resist arrest. And OMG possibly having to use a TASER device!

It is so easy for those not in harm’s way condemn something, but these same people would be wishing they had a stun gun or a TASER device if they were being beat half to death by some thug in an alley. That is unless they would just rather have their cell phone to call 911 instead, I mean violent criminals have rights too, who are you to fight back…

Did you see that story the other day about the math teacher who tackled a shooter in a Colorado school parking lot? A 32-year-old gunman was walking through a middle school parking lot with a bolt-action hunting rifle, taking shots at students. He shot 2 kids before David Benke tackled the man, and wrestled him to the ground.

What the hell is wrong with some people these days, you may ask?

Good question. You just never know when minding your own business, some random lunatic with a gun, baseball bat, pocket knife or machete might turn his head funny and trigger a chemical imbalance induced act of violence.

Personally I’d rather have a telescopic steel baton and some pepper spray first, then my cell phone to call in the cleanup crew afterwards. Unless there is a real “protect and serve” police officer already standing there. But I’m not going to wait around and take a beating, especially if there is only a “observe and report” security guard watching from a safe distance.

Be Safe, Be Prepared.

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The term Self Defense is actually a misnomer, what you really want is Self Offense. But it is 10 times harder to market self offense, everyone wants to hear self defense. It sounds nicer. To most people, offense is what the aggressive, black cowboy hat wearing bad guys do. Offense is what the street thugs with bad intentions do. No good person wants to be like the bad guys…

OK, so lets reverse the thinking for a minute. Do you want to chase or be chased? Think cheetah vs. antelope. The chaser always has the advantage, and the chased only has to be caught once. Then it is over. Dead antelope.

But what if the antelope decided that at the split second he was about to be chased – he would turn the tables and attack the cheetah? Sure the cheetah is stronger and faster, but what if the antelope forcefully and unexpectedly kicked the cheetah in the throat? Or gouged out his eyes? Hey, the cheetah started it. Or, less realistic for the antelope example, but when we revisit the human being scenario, what if the potentially chased person was armed with powerful pepper spray or a cell phone stun gun?

You want action to action, not reaction. As soon someone conveys their intent to harm you, BAM! It is on. Shift your gears to the offensive and make the creep sorry he made the mistake to mess with you. Be it with pepper spray, a TASER C2, a Stun Master stun gun or a flurry of martial arts strikes and kicks, let him have it.

Be Safe, Be Prepared, Take Control of the Situation.

Action to Action, it won’t make you a bad guy, and it may save your life.

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Over the past several years, I have received many, many orders for self defense products. Whenever I get a new order, I check the name to see if I remember them as a past customer making a repeat purchase. If I remember the name, I’ll look back through previous orders to see what they purchased last time. More often than not, they are now buying something for a friend or family member the second or third time.

But this past weekend, I received a surprise order from a name I remembered for a different reason. We’ll call her Amanda. For about a year and a half, I have been receiving “hate mail” as I called it from good old Mandy on a fairly regular basis. I never really bothered me much, and I never felt the need to respond, but I’ve put up with her calling me violent, saying I promote violence, and even once calling me a “warmonger”, all because I sell pepper spray, stun guns and other less-than-lethal self defense weapons.

She obviously visited the website and blog rather often because she routinely commented on various new products and statements I have made on the blog over the past several months. All expressing negative opinions. I just kind of laughed her off, she seemed to have quite a bit a free time. I did wonder if she was singling me out, or going after other dealers too?

Like I said before, I never responded to her e-mails, but she was persistent nonetheless, seemingly knowing I was at least reading them. Since she never purchased anything from Worth Protection Security, I didn’t feel the need to waste anytime dealing with her critique. I’m in business to sell self defense products to willing customers. If I spent all my time trying to convince people that didn’t want to protect themselves that they should, I’d never get anything done. I’ll write some general persuasive blog posts to argue my case, but I’m not going to one-on-one argue with someone. Even If I feel my point is more correct .

Now that I mention it, it did seem like I hadn’t heard from her in awhile, so I guess I was about due for some sort of contact. So imagine my surprise, when the next time I see Mandy’s name, it is on a order form, actually buying some of the products she previously condemned?

Mandy wrote a rather long message in the comment field of the order, which was good, because I was rather shocked to she her purchase. In her comments, she very eloquently states that she was wrong in her past objections, and I was right. She went on to tell me that one of her closest friends was attacked and severely beaten late last month, and is still recovering in the hospital. She is expected to spend several more weeks in bed, but isn’t expecting any permanent damage.

Her friend did, however confess to Mandy “I wish I had something I could have used to defend myself.” Talk about a wake-up call, which Mandy says those words “hit her like a ton of bricks.”

Her order included 2 canisters of Mace Pepper Gel, a couple of Wildfire pepper spray key chains, and a couple other self defense products. I imagine she was tooling up herself and her friend at least.

Unfortunately, the non-believers and even the on-the-fencers wait until something up close and personal happens to themselves, a family member, or a friend before they decided to protect themselves. It took this brutal attack on a close friend to change Mandy’s mind, but it shouldn’t have had to get to that. But, some folks need brutally vivid evidence to walk right up to them and smack them straight in the face.

Mandy did mention that she fully intended to carry her personal protection items from now on, not just buying them and leaving them at home. That is extremely important. There is nothing worse than actually owning a self defense product, and not having it on your person when you need it most. Carrying a stun gun, TASER, pepper spray, or a telescopic steel baton should be as habitual as putting your wallet in your front pocket (tip for you), or grabbing your car keys on your way out the door. I’ll never go anywhere without first patting myself to make sure I have everything I need on me at all times, wallet, cell phone, keys, and self defense items.

This means even on short, quick runs to the convenience store to grab a coffee, or slurpie. That means even when you to go to the doctor’s or dentist’s office, or even the post office. I carry something on me everywhere I go, except for checking in at the airport (but you can pack self defense items in a checked suit case to be retrieved immediately after landing).

As the late, great SGM Ed Parker once said, “He who hesitates, meditates in a horizontal position.”

Don’t be the one that waits, don’t be the one that hesitates, and don’t let a friend, family member or yourself get severely beaten before you are ready to take action. Be Safe, be prepared, and act now. Protect yourself and loved ones now, and avoid Mandy’s situation.

Hopefully you may only need to protect yourself or a loved one once in your lifetime. Personally I hope you never have to, but wouldn’t you rather be ready for anything, instead of wishing you had something while lying in a hospital bed?

Be Safe, Be Prepared.

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Day by day it is becoming hard to live peacefully and life has become even harder for women all over the world. We aren’t talking some post-apocalypse degradation of society like in those futuristic movies, but cases of theft, break-ins, robberies and rapes in the news are just as common as the daily sunset. So what exactly can people do in sticky situations which pit them against nasty miscreants?

Begging sounds good but it doesn’t even wiggle a tick on their ears so it’s best to give them some of their own medicine. Carrying a pepper spray is just too easy, and a small burst of OC spray may be just enough distraction to increase your success at running away.

Another impressive self-defense innovation is the “Stun Master Telescopic Stun Baton”. These batons can serve a couple different purposes such as:

- You can use them effectively as a flash light
- There’s an in-built alarm system which is shrill enough to pierce your assailant’s ears
- More importantly, just flip the safety and press the trigger and your Telescopic Stun Baton extends into a High-Voltage (800,000 volt) shock emitter

This stun baton is capable of causing muscle spasms, mental disorientation, fear and confusion against your target. Once you have purchased this product, just charging it up (it’s rechargeable, no batteries needed) and strap it to your hip. Your Stun Master Telescopic Stun Baton will make those predators cringe with jolts of pure electricity while simultaneously alerting those passer-bys through its high pitched 120 decibel sound.

The best feature is the telescopic reach. It is 21.5 inches long when fully extended, keeping extra distance between you and your attacker. If your attacker has a stun gun himself, or a knife, you want him as far away from you as possible.

The next time you go out on that hiking trip, stroll in the park or just a picnic in lush green woods, make sure you have Stun Master Telescopic Stun Baton with you. You just never know. We understand that deep down inside, every human being demands a safe and secure environment. Although, we can’t make this world a perfect place, you can certainly gain an upper hand through self defense products.

We get many questions asking on if  Telescopic Stun Batons would be effective on defending against dog attacks. Many of the described attacks are vicious attacks on other dogs and their owners, usually causing injury or trama to the pet. Often, there are more than two dogs are involved and breeds like American Pit Bulls, Rottweilers and other large dogs are typically blamed.

As we certainly do not advocate cruelty or mistreatment of any animal, we do believe in the safety and security of our customers first. Everyone has the right to defend themselves,  others, and their pets from unwanted injury or attack. We have been getting several cases of positive feedback on the effectiveness of these Stun Master Telescopic Stun Baton when used in defense against attacking dogs

The effects of a less-than-lethal stun device on a canine is similiar to the effects on a human, and in many cases, the dogs are smaller in size allowing the device to work quicker. No man, woman or animal wants to go toe-to-toe, or paw-to-paw with 800,000 volts of attitude adjusting voltage, while the extended reach of the telescopic stun baton is ideal for keep some distance between you and the animal or reaching the shorter animal without bending down to its level.

Be Safe, Be prepared. 

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I suppose I’m a little bit biased since I sell self-defense items, and I think the law banning stun guns in New York State is stupid anyways…

But a report just came out that a woman was arrested for having a stun gun in a baby stroller that was being put into the baggage hold on a Southwest Airline flight.

Apparently the atrocity occurred last Saturday when a woman, her infant and another male passenger attempted to board the airplane and a crew member noticed the item as he was about to load the stroller. Can you even access the baggage hold from the cabin of an airplane or isn’t that just liked the checked baggage?

I think TSA blew this out of proportion, making it seem like a terrorist threat. The entire plane was delayed and checked as a precaution after the weapon was found.

So now this woman is facing misdemeanor charges and has to appear in court because she wanted to defend herself if something bad happened. I think the bigger problem is now she doesn’t have anything.

The TSA officials used the incident as a retraining exercise because apparently the $8/hour security monitors didn’t know what a stun gun looked like the first time it went through. They brought back the stroller and stungun back through the security checkpoint so the screeners would know what it looked like if another one ever came across the screen.

A TSA spokesperson said that while there is “no silver bullet” in detecting threats like this, “we do have multiple layers of security,” that range from reinforced cockpit doors to trained air marshals aboard the aircraft.

“This article did not make it onto the aircraft,” she said.

Good job. I bet if the woman had more than 3 ounces of liquid baby formula she would have been busted for that also. I’m sure you guys are mighty proud of yourselves.

But alas, stun guns and tasers are illegal in states of Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin or the city of Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA. Shame on that mom!

I’m sure it’s nice to know that the criminals are better armed, seeing that they could care less if any law prohibited them from carrying a weapon. Hence why they are criminals, they don’t care.

I’m sure the criminals wander the streets feeling safer that the average citizens are unarmed and their illegal wills can go unopposed.

Is there a day that some sort of crime isn’t in the news?

Child abductions, rapes, robberies, assaults, car-jackings, break-ins and home invasions are headlines every day. Everyone can use a slight edge.

Shouldn’t you be protected?

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It has been reported that the rate of justifable homicides has been rising in the past couple years to the highest levels in over a decade.

A justifable homicide is when a private citizen kills another person in self-defense while the person is committing a felony or when a police officer kills a suspect in the line of duty. Analysts claim these numbers represent a change in the attitude on the street where regular citizens are taking greater responsibilities concerning their safety, while police officers may be feeling increasingly threatened by well-armed criminals.

Police departments have been faced with arms escalation where they have been forced to utilize higher powered weapons to keep up with criminal offenders, who in turn keep upgrading their arsenals.

Besides Illinois and wisconsin, the other 48 states allow law-abiding citizens various rights to carry some sort of gun. In a recent landmark Supreme Court ruling of the Second Ammendment, law-abiding citizens are allowed keep firearms in their home for self-defense purposes. Still, non-law-abiding criminals are able to freely carry whatever weapons they see fit in blatant disregard for whatever laws or restrictions are in place.

Pepper Sprays are restricted in some way in Alaska, Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts or Wisconsin. Stun Devices are regulated or illegal to own in the states of Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin or the city of Baltimore, MD, and Philadelphia, PA.

Besides the country wide reality check of the Septemeber 11th attacks, widespread looting, chaos and violence after Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, and the increasing desparate acts by desparate individuals in the midst of the current financial turmoil, many people are being spurred to take a greater responsibility for the safety and security of themselves and loved ones. Sad what it takes to turn some folks around, but as long as they finally realize before its too late…

“Americans are simply refusing to be victims,” say a NRA spokesman.

So this brings us to Conscience and Consequences. While few can (but some still do) argue about the benefits of owning, carrying and using a hand gun to defend themselves or their family, either their conscience or fear of consequence prevent them from purchasing and using a firearm.

Are you actually able to pull the trigger and shoot someone? Even if they are dead set on harming or killing you or a loved one? Maybe, maybe not.

Let’s say in the heat of the moment, you are able to muster up the conviction to pull the trigger. Are you so afraid of a possible consequence afterwards that you would rather not have a gun readily available to save yourself and spare a court appearance?

As the old saying goes “Better Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six…”. Or whatever the juror to pallbearer count was.

Even Jiminey Cricket had an umbrella that he could use to lay the smack down if need be. (Bad conscience reference, I know, it’s less funny if it needs to be explained.)

But you do have to weigh the facts of the situation during those spare split-seconds during a confrontation. We aren’t shooting that unarmed teenage punk trying to grab a purse. He can have some pepper spray to the face. But that naked sex offender in your daughter’s bedroom with a knife at 3 am in the morning is probably getting a bullet. Sorry dude.

Unless you are Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Steven Segal or any other martial arts movie actor that can effortlessly disarm and disable an attacker. Well, Steven Segal does usually pack a gun in the movies.

So for all us normal guys and gals, Is there a day that goes by that crime isn’t in the news? Child abductions, rapes, robberies, assaults, car-jackings, break-ins and home invasions are in the headlines every day. Every law-abiding can use a slight edge. The bad guys have them. Shouldn’t you be protected?

Whether it be a firearm, pepper spray, stun gun, Taser, steel baton, or better yet, a combo of 2-3 items to use at your discretion, Be Safe, Be Prepared.

It looks like things will be getting worse before they get better. Economy goes down, crime goes up. It is simple math, make sure your personal protection measures add up.

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Our Stunmaster Telescopic Stun Batons and Stunmaster Cell Phone Stun Guns are finally back in stock, in limited quantities. Those of you waiting on past orders to be filled will go out very soon. Thank you for your patience.

We have a horrible time keeping these in stock due to their extreme popularity. They truly do fly off the shelves and are often left with people upset with backorders who wished they could get their hands on one and have to wait. We are at the mercy of our warehouse, at the mercy of the manufacturer.

So here is your chance. Act now. I can NOT guarantee how long our supply will last, so if you were debating on purchasing one, or were otherwise waiting to place your order, please do so ASAP.

If we do run out again, I would urge you to place a backorder and reserve your spot on the list of items on the next incoming shipment. First come, first serve. If you wait and others pre-order purchase ahead of you, they get the first ones in. If there are any left after the backorders are filled, you might get lucky, you might not.

For those not aware of why these products are so popular here is a quick breakdown:

Stun Master Telescopic Stun Baton allows protection in 3 ways: a flashlight, a loud 120db Alarm and a stunning 800,000 volts of stopping power.

It is also rechargeable so you don’t ever have to buy batteries.

The Telescopic Stun Baton is 21.5 inches long when it is fully extended, and collapses to only 13 inches when stored. It comes with a FREE holster (a $15.00 value) for easy carrying. The full length of the metal end is electrified. If an attacker attempts to grab the Telescopic Stun Baton from you, the creep will be shocked.

A push of the trigger immediately expands the Telescopic Stun Baton and starts shocking. Just push it on the end to collapse. It is very easy to do. Stun Master™ Telescopic Stun Baton comes with a Life-Time Warranty, it breaks, we replace it. We do have other, non-collapsible stun batons available, similar to a police billy club, with the punch of a stun gun.

Our Stun Master 4 Function 800,000 volt Cell Phone Stun Gun has an extremely unique design which gives you a tactical advantage on the streets.

Because the Cell Phone Stun Gun simply looks like a harmless cellular phone, it will be easy to surprise an attacker. Remember, the purpose of this stun gun, and all other non-lethal self-defense products, is to give you time to escape harm.

“Use the 800K Cell Phone Stun Gun, then run for safety. Don’t stand around looking at your handy work.”

This model has a 120db Alarm, a bright Flashlight, a Disabling Wrist Strap and uses 2 included CR-123A Lithium batteries. If an attacker attempts to take the cell phone stun gun away from you, the wrist strap will pull out disabling the stun gun, preventing it from being used against you. We do have a couple of other cell phone stun gun models, but this one is our favorite.

Cell phones are carried by everyone these days from kids to the elderly. No one will think that yours is actually a non-lethal self defense weapon on hand, ready to defend yourself. It also has a safety switch to prevent the stun gun from accidentally discharging.

This particular cell phone stun gun comes with a free genuine leather carrying case and is uniquely designed right into a regular cell phone casing so there’s no question of how it looks. It’s authentic! Just don’t let anyone make a phone call!

Our 975k volt Hot Shot Stun Guns were also out of stock for awhile and are now back on the shelves. get one of these while you can also! As indicated by the name, these stun guns are HOT!

These Stun batons and Cell Phone Stun Guns use high voltage and low amperage to temporarily disable an attacker for several minutes. These stun devices do not rely on pain for results. The energy stored in the baton or stun gun is dumped into the attacker’s muscles causing them to do a great deal of work rapidly.

This rapid work cycle instantly depletes the attacker’s blood sugar by converting it to lactic acid. In short, he is unable to produce energy for his muscles, and his body is unable to function properly. The stun batons also interrupts the tiny neurological impulses that control and direct voluntary muscle movement. When the attacker’s neuromuscular system is overwhelmed and controlled by the stun baton or guns he loses his balance.

You shouldn’t worry about being shocked should the attacker be touching you. Won’t happen! The current will NOT pass to you and will shock through a 1/2 inch of clothing. Order your personal protection device without delay.

You snooze, you lose!

Telescopic Steel Baton Squidoo
Cell Phone Stun Guns Squidoo

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Every time I have to pay out towards the premium of my auto insurance, or my homeowners insurance or my life insurance I think of how much money I seem to be wasting. It seems like I just pay every month to these people and get nothing in return. Until, something tragic happens. And these tragic occurrences are (hopefully) pretty few and far between, if ever.

However, heaven forbid, the rare instance may arise and you may actually be involved in a car accident or your house catches on fire. All of the sudden that few hundred dollars that you seeming have been wasting becomes the smartest investment you could have made.

Personal protection devices or self defense weapons are no different. As a retailer of these products who makes a living selling pepper spray, stun guns and tasers, of course I would suggest that everyone carry some form of personal protection and competently learns how to use and defend yourself and loved ones.

I also hope once you are properly tooled up with a couple items, adequately protected and comfortable using these self-defense implements, I truly hope you are never put into a position to have to use them. The reality is, contrary to the happy-go-lucky Give Peace a Chance songs, there are people in this world who do bad things. Bad things to otherwise good people. For no reason, and at unexpected times.

Most rational people do not drive their car around without automobile insurance, some do, but all the more reason to have liability and collision protection yourself. Most people have homeowners insurance to provide financial protection in case of a loss of property due to a fire. It is just the right thing to do.

However many people are not prepared to protect or defend themselves in case someone threatens their wellbeing. Theft, assault, kidnapping, rape or worse. It can happen, just read the news.

All of the sudden a $4.88 pepper spray seems like quite the minor expense as the bare minimum investment in starting to build up your personal protection arsenal. Of course it is highly suggested that you arm yourself with a slightly more robust personal protection kit than a simple ½ ounce key chain pepper spray. But it is at least a start, and better than the nothing you had previously.

Even the $349 C2 Taser’s price tag in insignificant compared to the life it could save. Your life or the life of a loved one is worth far more than the cost of a warehouse full of tasers. I could count up the number of cases of Tasers in our warehouse, multiply it by the dollar value per case and calculate the net value of the whole lot.

Now you come up with the dollar value you assigned to your life. Or the life of your spouse. Or the life of your children. Bet there isn’t a comparison, no matter how many cases the warehouse can hold.

Sure I am not talking about a 110% guarantee that carrying pepper spray, a stun gun or a Taser will protect you every time, from every possible scenario. Especially if you bury your Taser in the glove box in your car and you get jumped in the parking lot 50 yards away. Especially if you attach the Mace pepper spray to your key chain and never figure out how to draw, aim and shoot your product. Especially if you rely on a hand held stun gun to protect you while making poor situational decisions.

But I love having options, and I love having what I call a slight edge. Something that you can use to your advantage if you need to. When talking your way out of a bad situation is no longer possible. When avoiding trouble didn’t work and you are now faced with potentially dangerous circumstances.

Don’t think it can’t happen to you. You can hope for the best, just be prepared for the worst. Personal Protection Insurance. Don’t leave home without it.

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How many volt stun gun should I buy?
I’ve seen them online from 80,000 volts to 2 million volts. Does the voltage really matter? What is the difference between lower and higher voltage?
Is it the amount time the attacker is disabled, or the amount of pain he will feel?
What is the advantage to buying higher voltage stun guns?
Are there any stun gun models that work better than others do?
Which is better rechargeable or standard battery powered stun guns?
What is the difference between Tasers and a traditional stun gun?
Are 80,000 volt stun guns better than 50,000 volt Tasers?

A common misconception is that the voltage of a stun gun is what stops an attacker, the higher the voltage the better. In actuality, it is not the voltage, but the amperage. From an electrical standpoint, amperage is the measurement of the amount of electrons moving in a circuit and the voltage is the measurement of how much force those electrons are under.

It is not the voltage that can harm an individual, it is the amperage. One amp is enough to kill a person, while our stun gun products typically run 5-11 milliamps. This range is enough to temporarily incapacitate someone without rendering any permanent damage.

Both Tasers and Stun Guns are low amperage devices so you are not actually electrocuted by them.

STUN GUNS

Stun Guns concentrate on an individual’s muscle group and transfers the energy stored in the device very quickly to the target and causes the muscles to do a great deal of work. Basically, the jolt from a stun gun causes muscles to twitch at a high rate of speed, which rapidly depletes the attacker’s blood sugar and causes a great amount of lactic acid to be built up in a rather short amount of time. Imagine an intense feeling of muscle failure you would get from an extremely strenuous and lengthy physical workout, then multiply it by three. The attacker is now unable to further produce energy to these muscles and their body is unable to function properly.

The tiny neurological impulses that provide direction and control to voluntary muscle movement are also impaired. An overwhelmed neuromuscular system causes an attacker to lose balance and collapse to the ground. It may be possible for an extremely determined attacker or drugged out assailant to partially overcome these effects, and contact must be maintained for several seconds to produce the desired result. Resistance to this would call for an additional period of contact to the partially dazed individual or deployment of another self defense mechanism, such as pepper spray.

Stun Guns are typically powered by one to four 9-volt batteries or two to three Lithium batteries. These batteries supply the various electrical components in the circuit with electricity, including multiple transformers, components that provide a voltage boost and reduce the amperage of the unit. As previously indicated, the actual effectiveness of a stun gun is dependent on the amperage of a particular model, the attacker’s body size, the attacker’s determination, and the amount of time you are able to hold the device to his body. The higher the voltage, the quicker the lactic acid may build up, but it is still a matter of amperage for effectiveness.

This high-voltage but low-amperage charge has what you would consider a lot of pressure, but not that much damaging power as far as intensity goes. A painful jolt will startle an attacker with a ½-second jolt. An approximately 1-2 second discharge should start to cause muscle spasms and a dazed effect on the attacker. An ideal 3-5 second zap should render the attacker disoriented and unbalanced, as well as loss of muscle control as he hits the ground.

Be advised, a stun gun is not intended to be quick ½-second tap weapon. The most effective deployment is when the stun gun is firmly pressed into a primary target such as an articulating hinge of the body (such as an armpit, shoulder socket, hip joint or abdomen) or to a secondary target of a larger muscle group such as the thigh. If you apply the stun device to an area of the body that can easily be pulled away, such as an outstretched arm, you lose your element of surprise and the effectiveness is greatly reduced.

We would suggest any of our 625,000 volt Stun Master Stun Guns to our 950,000 volt Cell Phone Stun Gun models, and any of the models in between. As far as bang for your buck goes, for under $80, these models offer quite an acceptable stopping power taking into account a good amperage and voltage ratings. We do offer much cheaper $20-40, lower powered models if cost is a concern, but realistically you want to pack some more power than a 80,000 to 300,000 volt stun gun. The most important concern would be size of the stun gun in comparison to the size of your hand, and the convenience of carrying or disguising the stun gun as a harmless cellular phone. In our opinion, while rechargeable stun guns seem more convenient, nothing beats the consistent power of a standard stun gun with regular Energizer batteries.

TASERS

Taser technology works slightly different from that of stun guns, although the term taser and stun guns are often used interchangeably. The most notable difference between the Taser and Stun Guns is the distance required to deploy. While Stun Guns are contact weapons, a taser shoots out two prongs that attach to an attacker’s clothing or skin and deliver a shocking zap from 15-30 feet away. In a pinch, C2 Tasers work as a close quarters contact stun gun also.

In contrast to the muscular attack of stun guns, TASER Devices attack the human body’s electrical system. A 50,000 volt taser would override the normal electrical activity carrying signals to your brain, affecting the signals sent to muscles to allow basic mechanical function. Basically shorting out your electrical system, individuals hit with a Taser are unable to move, tense up and just freeze in place, typically after hitting the ground.

This unique instantaneous effect is why Tasers are more effective in quickly stopping an attacker and why law enforcement typically prefer TASER Devices over traditional stun guns. Anyone can be subdues or incapacitated by a Taser, even assailants hopped up on drugs. The drawback is that the effects of a taser are recovered from much quicker, which is both good and bad, depending on the situation.

When a Taser’s probes strike an attacker, the Advanced Taser M18L must continue to fire to keep an attacker at bay. A Taser C2 has an automatic 30-second firing sequence that continues to juice an assailant so you can set the device down and run to safety while the person remains incapacitated for the duration of the cycle.

If you have ever watched the demo videos from Taser or on YouTube, you will notice a stun gunned victim recovers slowly because their muscles are extremely fatigued, while a tased and confused victim recovers much quicker as they regain control of their electrical system.

We are not talking about the videos of drunk college kids zapping each other for ½ second on the arm and laughing about it. We are talking about the fewer videos of actual stun gun demonstrations where a stun gun actually deployed properly and deliberately for the recommended period of time. It is no wonder while some people question the effectiveness of these weapons after watching some drunken kids mess around in a dorm room.

Make no mistake about it, both Tasers and Stun Guns are both reliable and effective self defense weapons.

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Here is a scenario for you. You or a loved one is walking down the street, an alley, a parking lot, you pick the locale. One, two or three guys, the number doesn’t really matter, start to verbally accost and threaten physical harm.

You have a standard cell phone. What do you do? Dial the police and hope for the best? Get mugged, beat up, raped, or killed?

Or have you armed yourself with a selection of self defense tools to aid in your survival? I hope that you are not encountering dangerous situations on a regular basis, if you are you may want to modify your daily routine or whereabouts.

But making a conscience decision to carry some pepper spray, a stun gun, a C2 taser, telescopic steel baton or any combination of those and other available self defense weapons to have at your disposal can help sway the odds in your favor. Perhaps you can talk your way out of the situation, which always would be best. Perhaps a cop is just happening to be in the immediate area.

But more realistically, when seconds count, the police are minutes away… Self Defense means just that, defending yourself. Don’t be caught unprepared, waiting for someone to swoop in the rescue. Take matters into your own hands, and buy, practice using, and defend yourself or loved ones quickly and effectively.

So if seconds count and the police are at least a couple minute away, where are they? And don’t say the local donut shop.

Well in the past couple days we have had a few reports of why the police may be too busy to respond at a moments notice, especially in the Florida area.

Last week in Jacksonville, a guy called 911 to complain that a Subway left the sauce off a spicy Italian sandwich. Now this guy was really irate, was asked to leave the restaurant, got locked outside, while he called 911 and the workers called the police. All over a sandwich.

Next we have a guy at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Tampa, who was having some bad luck and called 911 to say the slot machine stole his money. Not just once, but he called a second time once he left to casino. I mean I get ripped off every time I go to the gas station and the pump “steals” my money, but I’m not calling 911 about it.

Then yet another man was arrested after calling 911 during an heated, not serious argument with his brother. He called 911 five times to demand that dispatchers send the police to help sort things out.

All were charged with making a false 911 calls.

Not that long ago I heard at least 2 or 3 stories about some drug dealers and buyers who each were calling 911 after a drug deal went wrong. Now those calls I don’t mind.

So the next time you actually need to call in an emergency, don’t forget you are competing with condiment emergencies, gambling losses and shady drug deals.

Protect yourself and loved ones now. And remember, when seconds count, the police are minutes away…

Yours in Safety,
Rob

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Every now and then I get someone asking me if stun guns really work. When I offer to “show” them, they always change their mind. And I don’t even mean driving the stun gun into their abdomen and unleashing 10 seconds of full power. All they need to do is hold out their finger and let me pull the trigger for 1/2 a second at about 1/2 inch away. They will get the point and mentally multiply what would happen in an actual deployment of this self defense tool.

I think one of the problems is all the stupid amateur YouTube videos of drunk college kids gingerly zapping each other with low voltage stun gun models. Sure a 1/2 second jolt from an $18.00, 80,000 volt stun gun on a low resolution camera phone video will be less than impressive. Get a real stun gun, like one of our StunMaster 800,000 volt Cell Phone Stun Guns. Bury the stun gun into the target and actually apply the juice for a couple seconds. I’m betting the video will be less lame.

Take for example 28-year-old Claude Patrick, a well known mixed Martial Arts (MMA) instructor and competitor. The International Fight League (IFL) lists him at 6-foot-1, 170-pounds and “one of the best young athletes” in MMA.

The other day Patrick and several friends were attacked in a Quebec hotel room by several other men armed with stun guns and broken bottles. Now don’t go off on the tangent and start blaming stun guns and tasers. This attack could have just as easily involved baseball bats, knives or firearms. It is not the implement to be judged, but the actions of the malicious attackers that should be condemned.

“I don’t remember what happened; then again, a stun gun to the head will do that to you. I walked into my friend’s room to say good night and thanks for the show, and the next thing I know I woke up in the hospital,” said Patrick. Seven victims were beaten and stunned or Tasered by a group of about nine men reported the police.

“I’m assuming I got tased from behind. They said I got hit with a stun gun or a Taser and that’s all she wrote.” Patrick continued, “because if I would have been tased from the front, there’s no way that person would have left unscathed” in reference to his exceptional martial arts background.

On the street, you are much less likely to be attacked by someone of Claude Patrick’s physical and combative prowess. And in self defense, you are not going to announce the presence of your equalizer until the last possible moment before unleashing its dominance.

Just like this unsuspecting mixed martial artist, your attacker won’t even know what hit him.

And the winner of this bout, by a result of a Knockout… StunMastahhh STuunn GUUNNNNN!

It would be nice to believe that nothing will happen to you, but the reality of it is that an ounce of protection could be worth more than a pound of cure. What is Worth Protection to you? Your belongings? Your family? Your personal well-being?

Yours in safety,
Rob

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We just got a couple unique new stun guns added to our
line up. You really need to click on the links to see the
pictures and get the full visual. Both of these new stun
guns would be the perfect addition to the arsenal of
any jogger or other self defense conscience individual.

The DOUBLE TROUBLE stun gun is like having two stun guns
in one. It has TWICE the contact – totaling 1.2 Million Volts,
TWICE the stopping power!

The Double Trouble stun gun is more effective than most
stun guns because of the space between the contacts.
The greater the space, the greater the effect. Most stun
guns only have about 1.5 inches. The Double Trouble has
5 inches between its dual 600,000 volt contacts. It is one
of the strongest stun guns available at a whopping
1,200,000 volts!

http://www.worthprotectionsecurity.com/doubletroublestungun.htm

The KNUCKLE BLASTER is a 950,000 volt stun gun is designed
to give you a punch with POWer. It kinda resembles a cross
between brass knuckles and a stun gun. BAM!

Just touch your attacker to instantly repel them and give
you time to get away. Longer contact will cause further
disorientation and after some seconds may drop them to
their knees. Or worse.

This patented device has a soft rubber skin and is sized to
accommodate all hand sizes.

A safety switch is built in and accessible to your thumb.
Once you grab the Knuckle Blaster stun gun you can flip
off the safety and fire with the same hand. No need to
use two hands.

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It would be nice to believe that nothing will happen to you,
but the reality of it is that an ounce of protection could
be worth more than a pound of cure. What is Worth
Protection to you? Your belongings? Your family? Your
personal well-being?

Yours in safety,

Rob

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A 15-year-old gets busted in Bremerton, WA for stealing
candy bars. The kid is riding his bike away from the
store when a cop responding to the shoplifting report
stops him. “You been stealing candy, son?”

“Nope, Not me!” responds the boy, chocolate in his teeth
and the smell chocolate on his breath. Kinda caught brown
handed. Besides the incriminating chocolate residue, a
couple of witnesses identified the boy who eventually
confessed. As if that was still neccessary.

As well as confessing to stealing the candy, the boy
also stated he was hungry and did it for the thrill.
That part is probably the most disturbing. Stealing
candy for the thrill of it.

What happens when stealing candy isn’t as thrilling
anymore? What is the next level thrill fix? What if fix
after fix eventually becomes the thrill of armed robbery,
assault and battery or worse?

Hopefully this 15-year-old got hauled back to his house
and his Dad “took care” of any more immediate thrill
vacancies. But even that is becoming less and less of
the case in our undisciplined society.

Taking this to the next level, this is what you may be
faced with. Today, criminals are getting younger and
younger, and with this comes a certain lack of discipline
and a less maturity to the consequence of their actions.
Alarmingly, you may very well be faced with a adolescent
or young adult with an unmatched ruthlessness or worst
yet, a group of negatively like-minded youths. Looking
for a thrill…

Take the recent beating of a high school girl by a group
of other high school girls. This was that bunch who
thought it was a good idea to kidnap the girl, bring her
to a house, severely beat her down, all while filming a
video of the attack to upload to YouTube. Thrilling
isn’t it?

We are not dealing with the best and the brightest here.
Expect the same or worse on the street.

Your first priority should be to know how to protect
yourself, and your second priority is to teach that skill
to every member of your family. You don’t have to be a gym
gorilla or an NFL lineman to do the job. In fact, those
guys would only win a small percentage of battles with a
street thug anyways.

The key to self defense is to walk softly and carry a
powerful tool. Get some pepper spray or get a stun gun.
Pick up a Taser or a telescopic steel baton, whatever
suits your fancy and gives you a thrill. The thrill of
knowing you are more likely to make it home at night
if something unfortunate occurs. The thrill of your
children or loved ones that count on you to be home,
knowing you will make it home…

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It would be nice to believe that nothing will happen to
you, but the reality of it is that an ounce of protection
could be worth more than a pound of cure. What is Worth
Protection to you? Your belongings? Your family? Your
personal well-being?

Yours in safety,

Rob

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The only Friday the 13th on the calendar in 2008 is in June, but already there has been a rash of Jason Voorhees like attacks. And it is only April. So far, this is the reported Machete attacks already occurring this year in the state of Machetusetts, I mean Massachusetts:

Jan. 7: (Roxbury, MA) Two men are arrested after they allegedly chase two people down a street while wielding a machete.

Jan. 18: (Chicopee, MA) A man is struck on his head, face and arm by a machete in the parking lot of Sunco Trading Corp during a robbery.

Feb. 4: (Springfield, MA) A man is slashed in the neck and throat and a woman is hit in the arm and leg with a machete in the parking lot of a Gulf gas station.

March 4: (Lynn, MA) Outside Lynn English High School, a 16-year-old Lynn boy suffers a facial laceration and nearly loses his right thumb from a machete attack.

March 8: (Boston, MA) An East Boston man is found bleeding from both feet from a machete attack in a staircase on Meridian Street.

March 13: (Boston, MA) An East Boston teen, victim of a daytime assault at City Hall Plaza is hacked in the left arm, back and shoulder by a machete.

March 15: (Boston, MA) A Revere man is struck in the mouth and back by a machete in a daytime assault on Dorchester Avenue. A South Boston woman was also hit in the head with the machete as she attempted to intervene.

March 26: (Lynn, MA) A Lynn teen is sliced on his left arm with a machete at a Strawberry Avenue playground while playing soccer with two brothers.

To date, these attacks pale in comparison to the death, destruction and gore of the machete-wielding mass murderer in the movies, but this frequency of machete attacks would even make Jason proud.

The machetes are being described as “inexpensive weapons (that) are too easily obtained”. “It’s obviously a very dangerous implement. It can cause severe damage when wielded against another human being,” says Mass. DA Daniel F. Conley.

For somewhere between $5 and $30 bucks, just about anyone can purchase a machete from online to the local Wal-mart. Typically ranging from 18-24 inches, this steel blade that can “cut, chop, slash, hack, split, scrape, scoop, hammer, crack or smash just about anything you can put in front of it.”

Machete sales are largely unregulated due to the fact it is designed and classified as a basic farming tool, mainly used in third world countries. Just like most of the Asian Martial Arts weapons that were originally peasant farming tools several hundred or thousand years ago, before they became popularized in Karate movies and American dojos.

But don’t worry. Massachusetts law prevents the sale of self defense weapons to all of its law abiding citizens. No tasers, no stun guns and extremely limited pepper spray approval if you jump through enough hoops and red tape!

We do have a few self defense options left for you Massachusetts, New York or other restricted state residents. Our telescopic steel batons are rather nice. Not too bad of an option. I wouldn’t mind having at least a 26″ inch steel baton to combat some psycho with a 18″ blade. Not necessarily ideal, but you have the reach advantage. And you can practice some moves and train yourself pretty good to defend yourself with the
telescopic steel baton. Most likely the machete is just being flailed around by an inexperienced wielder…

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For quite some time now I have been telling people how
something as simple as carrying a small pepper spray or
stun gun could save their life, prevent a mugging or
similar act of violence. We have many products from
pepper sprays, stun guns, tasers, personal alarms and
pocket knives, all designed to keep you safer than going
at it alone.

I have posted ads, articles, webpages, blog postings,
and used word of mouth…some select few get it. Still,
more often than not, the message falls on deaf ears,
and people who should know better continue with
behaviors that will eventually make them a victim.

I saw this little story the other day from England
and thought I would pass it along.

There’s always someone who thinks good advice doesn’t
apply to him. For example, if a doctor advises not to
go near a flame, as you are going to be covered with
flammable material, most people would take this advice,
and not strike a match until the flammable material
had been removed.

However, Phillip, 60, knew better than his doctor.
Phillip was in the hospital to treat a skin disease,
the treatment consisting of being smeared in a paraffin
based cream. Phillip was warned that the cream would
ignite, so he definitely should not smoke.

But he just couldn’t go without that cigarette.

Smoking was not permitted anywhere in the ward, but he
took this setback in stride, and sneaked out on a fire
escape. Once he was hidden, he lit up… and peace
descended as he got his nicotine fix. Things didn’t
start to go downhill until he finished his cigarette,
when he ground it out with his heel.

The paraffin creme had been absorbed by his clothing.
As his heel touched the butt, fumes from his jammies
ignited. The resulting inferno “cremated” his skin
condition, and left him with 1st degree burns over most
of his body.

He died in intensive care.

Some People Just Don’t Listen.

Personal protection products can save your life.

Are you listening?

It would be nice to believe that nothing will happen to
you, but the reality of it is that an ounce of protection
could be worth more than a pound of cure. What is Worth
Protection to you? Your belongings? Your family? Your
personal well-being?

Yours in safety,

Rob Cook

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People in Reno, Nevada are buying up pepper spray and stun guns in droves lately. Apparently fearing for their safety after the killing of Brianna Denison by a serial rapist, many young women are looking for any means possible of fending off a possible attack.

One of the more popular models are the half-ounce canisters in leather cases that can be attached to a key chain. Other small, easily carried stun guns and personal alarms are also popular and effective means of disabling an assailant or calling attention and help to the scene.

Most importantly, the women who are purchasing these products must educate themselves and practice drawing their self defense items and practice deploying or aiming their product. Just having one of these items is not enough, if when faced with a dangerous situation, the person is unable to effectively use the item.

Usually reading the instructions provided, a simple internet search for information regarding your self defense product and familiarizing yourself with correctly handling the item should make you comfortable enough and improve your chances of fending off someone wishing to do harm to you or a loved one.

Sadly, it took a very unfortunate event in NV to make people aware of the need to carry some sort of defensive tool for their personal protection. I always say I wish everyone had some pepper spray or a stun gun with them at all times, and I also hope that they never have to actually use it to defend themselves.

The harsh reality of it, it there is always the chance that something bad could happen. Some people are prepared ahead of time, some people are not. Which are you?

If you are not carrying, you should.
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The Shell Gas Stations in Grand Rapids, Michigan are pretty happening places these days. The following is a real story, as unbelievable as this may sound.

About 9:50 PM this past Sunday evening, the store clerk at the Monroe Ave station gets a “customer”. The customer, wearing a green jacket and black scarf pulls out a black hand gun and demands cash.

The robber gets the cash and flees the scene. The clerk calls the police, who show up and take a report. The cops leave and the clerk, still shaken from the robbery tries to relax and finish his shift. About two hours later, about 12:04 AM rolls around and another “customer” shows up. This one wearing a black mask, black clothing and another black hand gun.

“Oh, God, it can’t be happening again,” thinks the clerk. Again demanding money, the clerk complies and the next thief flees the scene. Same clerk calls the police again, who again show up and take another report.

I’m telling you, 1:45 AM rolls around and I’d be locking the door and turning off the lights for about 30 minutes.

Coincidentally, not too far away, the Shell Station on Leonard Street was robbed smack dab in the middle of the Monroe Ave incidents. About 10:50 PM, a man wearing a black nylon mask, black coat and black pants put a handgun to the clerk’s head, took some cash and left in a red Chevrolet Cavalier-type vehicle.

None of the clerks resisted the robbers and no one was injured.

Even after his store was robbed twice in two hours, Tommy Gutierrez says he won’t quit. “I’ve got to pay the bills, feed my kids, take care of myself and my wife,” says the clerk. “That’s what keeps me going.”

“You think in your head you want to do this and that,” says Gutierrez. “But when the time comes you can do nothing. Just give them what they want and let them go on their way.”

Hopefully the Shell Stations take some measures to protect their employees in the future. Michigan however has some strict laws limiting self-defense product options. Luckily these armed robbers were only after money.

Stun Guns and Tasers for personal protection are banned in Michigan. OC Pepper spray can be no stronger then a 2% concentrate in Michigan. CS is the only Tear Gas accepted and can be no larger then 35 grams per can. Many Pepper Spray products combine OC and CS into the same package, but no combination sprays are allowed in Michigan.

http://www.worthprotectionsecurity.com/michigan.htm

So far, no legislation to my knowledge is under review in Michigan to restrict the carry or concealment of rolled up magazines or those squeezable lemon-shaped lemon juice containers. These items are still available at all grocery stores to law-abiding citizens to use for self defense.

Armed robbery is still illegal, however; Non-law-abiding citizens or criminals typically choose to disregard these laws. Criminals are also free to carry, Stun Guns, Tasers, Hand Guns, full strength pepper spray or any other weapons they want, anywhere they want, since they feel laws do not apply to them anyways.

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“Don’t Tase me, Bro!” was yelled by Andrew Meyer as he was pinned to the floor by police. After the prankster disrupted a question and answer session with US Senator John Kerry, and then resisted arrest he was tasered while being caught on tape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE

Meyer’s voice became louder and more aggressive as he continued his rant. When he refused to step away from the microphone, he was restrained by police officers. After struggling with police and resisting attempts to remove him, Meyer was rightly subdued with a TASER Device. You don’t resist arrest. You don’t want to be tasered, comply with the request of the authorities. His alternative was to be beaten with telescopic steel batons or nightsticks Rodney King style. I’d rather be tased bro, but then again I wouldn’t be resisting arrest…

As well as the usefulness of TASER Devices for law enforcement, there is also a new civilian model for personal self defense purposes.

The TASER C2 has a 15-foot range, and the lithium power magazine, providing up to 50 jolts. An integrated LED light is included to help users see into the shadows before firing, and a trigger safety cover is provided to help prevent accidental activation. The new TASER C2 comes in four attractive and stylish colors: black pearl, titanium silver, metallic pink and, electric blue.

If you are interested in acquiring one of the new Taser C2s or other self defense products such as stun guns, pepper sprays or telescopic steel batons, check out
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The first anniversary of the Crocodile Hunter’s death is upon us. Steve Irwin, environmentalist and television “crocodile hunter” was killed one year ago by a stingray barb that pierced his chest during filming on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. More lethal than any stun gun or
taser could ever be accused of…

Irwin, who was 44 when he died, became world-famous for his daring stunts involving dangerous animals. Deadly insects, poisonous snakes, and of course crocodiles as his nickname implies, were all subject to his entertaining and educational escapades.

One of the things we need to remember here is Steve Irwin was a professional. “Don’t try this at home” should have been prominently displayed during every second of every episode. Steve grew up handling animals and made it a career of learning and teaching everything he could about animals to his family and everyone that watched his TV shows.

Then the unfortunate happens. A freak accident, happening without warning and too fast to defend against. While swimming in the ocean with stingrays, as he has many times in the past, tragedy, in the form of a stingray, quite literally struck.

Could it have been avoided? Sure, Steve Irwin could have not shown up for work that day. He could have hidden in his house if he was scared, but that was not Steve Irwin.

Did Steve miss a tell-tale sign while swimming with the stingray that it was about to attack? Probably not, but perhaps. No one will ever know for sure, but Steve Irwin was as prepared for that encounter as he ever was in the past 1000 encounters with any other wild animal. He wasn’t armed with a Kevlar vest, but he was armed with knowledge and awareness. Just something unexpected happened. It could have happen to anyone.

And similar instances happen everyday, in the ocean or walking down the street. Working as a TV host, or a mail man. Or a business professional, or real estate agent.

How prepared are you to handle a sudden, unexpected situation? Hopefully you have more that 1/10 of a second to react to a stingray barb like Steve, but are you armed with the knowledge or tools to protect yourself while living your normal day to day existence?

It would be nice to believe that nothing will happen to you, but the reality of it is that an ounce of protection could be worth more than a pound of cure. What is Worth Protection to you? Your belongings? Your family? Your personal well-being?

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