Self Defense - Pepper Spray or Stun Gun - a Comparison

Article by: Jack Krohn

To be or not to be?
In New Mexico, the question is red or green? (referring to the chile)
In Chicago it's the Cubs or White , Home Fire Safety Sox?

Okay so maybe it doesn't rank up there with those lofty questions, but people ask me all the time which is better a stun gun or pepper , Home Safety Tips spray. Here is a comparison of stun guns and pepper , Private Investigator Surveillance Techniques: Top 10 Tips spray using criteria that most people would consider before making a purchase.

COST"â€Pepper Sprays are less expensive but require refills or replacement. Stun Guns need new batteries occasionally. Pepper , Safeguarding Your Personal Information From Identity Thieves Sprays can run from$12.95 - $29.95. Stun Guns from $22.00-$79.95.

EASE OF USE---Both are equally easy to use.

AIMING ---Pepper Spray requires some skill , Home Security System, You Are A winner and can be effected by wind and rain. With Stun Guns aim is not an issue.

CLOSENESS TO TARGET---Pepper Spray 6-18 feet; Stun Guns have to be right on the target.

LEGAL LIMITATIONS---Pepper Spray is legal in all states but some cities and states have restrictions. Stun Guns are illegal in some states. Check your local , Alarm System Industry Changes Will Effect All Security Alarm Users in 2006 police or sheriff's department for specifics.

LASTING DAMAGE---Neither Pepper , Safeguarding Your Personal Information From Identity Thieves Spray nor Stun Guns have lasting damage to the assailant.

SIZE---Lipstick size and larger for Pepper , Katrina: Lessons Learned on the Nature of Man Spray. Stun Guns can be as small as a handheld blackberry and bigger. Both can be concealed in a purse.

STOPPING POWER---Pepper Spray if on target-excellent. Stun Gun-very good.

PERIOD OF IMMOBILIZATION---Pepper Spray will put someone out of action for 15-30 minutes. A Stun Gun will immobilize someone for 3-10 minutes. Both are long enough to get away and/or get help.

INTIMIDATION FACTOR---Pepper Spray will not likely intimidate anyone. However a fully charging Stun Master creates quite a sight and sound-enough to scare some assailants away.

DISGUISABILITY---Both Stun Guns and Pepper , Home Safety: Easy Tips To Help Your Family Survive Sprays can be disguised as different objects easily.

On the face of it, trying to be objective, I would lean to the pepper , Fire Extinguishers - They Can Save Your Life spray all things being equal. The problem is all things are not equal. If the attacker is more than 6-10 feet away one or two things can go wrong that could cost you. And remember we are talking about the lives of you, your children, your spouse-you don't want to leave this to chance.

If the wind is blowing at more than 10-15 miles per hour, which really isn't much, it can cause the spray, mist or stream, to either go off target or worse blow back in your face. I am not sure which is worse. In any event it will not get you the desired result. You must have a hit right in the face preferably the eyes on the first or second shot. Can you hit that small a target from 10 feet away in the wind, in rain, under stress?

Practice might be one way to instill some confidence in your ability. Hook a string to a paper plate and hang it from a tree , How Safe are Your Possessions? branch and fire , Broken Key Removal (Pin Tumbler Locks) away. This will instill some confidence in your ability to effectively use pepper , Security Alarm System Motion Detectors spray.

There is so much at stake, potentially your life or those of your loved ones, why not have both? They are both very easy to carry and conceal. Both are effective. Start with the pepper , Document Shredding: Destroying The Things That You Value spray and end with the stun gun.

If you think crime can only happen to the other guy you are wrong. The "other guy" is thinking the same thing and YOU are that "other guy". There is a reason why they call , How to Evacuate Before a Hurricane it self defense. You have to protect yourself, , Katrina: Lessons Learned on the Nature of Man your family, your home , The Real Desire for the UK House Buyer and business!!

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