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All across the country police departments are joining the Taser revolution. Over 12,000 law enforcement agencies carry and use tasers with more starting every day. When a department makes a decision to use tasers their officers must undergo training. Part of that training is they are subjected to a shot from a taser so they can get a feel for what it’s like.

Another part of the training is learning the ‘use of force policies that include general orders that “clearly and strictly” identify how and when a Taser should be used. Officers are also being trained on the documentation they will have to fill out if they use a Taser.’

You can read the whole story HERE.

Similar trainings are usually at least partially open to the public so they can learn how effective tasers are.

The most popular civilian version of the taser is the C 2 Taser that was specifically developed for use by women. It is considerably smaller than law enforcement models but it does the same thing-shooting out two electrified darts to immobilize a target.

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In Portland, Oregon recently a man was seen acting suspiciously in a Macy’s department store. The loss prevention of sure the store approached the man outside the store and asked him to return to the store with the stolen goods that he had. The man got into a confrontation with the loss prevention officer and another store employee. Police were called and they saw the suspect in a fight with the two store employees. When he failed to comply with police directives they subdued him with a taser. The whole story is told HERE.

The Advanced Taser is similar to ones used by law enforcement but only has range of 15 feet. It shoots out two electrified darts that will penetrate an inch of clothing. The electrical charge will incapacitate assailants with amazing stopping power-more than a 9 mm handgun.

You must be able to pass a background check before the taser can be activated.

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This is the last blog posting to bring you up-to-date on which ones are our most popular-#’s 8-10.

Number eight is the 800,000 volt rechargeable stun baton. It is 18 inches long and has a wrist strap, rubber handle and a free holster. And since it’s rechargeable there are no batteries needed.

Number nine on the list is the Runt Stun Gun. The “Runt” has three voltage levels and another model that is rechargeable. All of them are only 3.5 inches tall and include the batteries needed to charge the stun gun and a free holster. It is available in 2.5 million volts, 3.5 million volts and 4.5 million volts. It’s a Stun Master product so it has a lifetime warranty which speaks to the quality of the product

And the number 10 best-selling product on our website is the Immobilizer Cellphone Stun Gun. It is 5,000,000 volts making it one of the highest voltage stun guns in the world. It is equipped with a six LED flashlight. It is only 4 inches tall and has a lifetime warranty as well.

You can check out our entire Top 10 Best-Selling Products.

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Like all self defense products, stun devices, a.k.a. the stun guns, are meant to disable an assailant for short period of time, allowing you the opportunity to escape a dangerous situation and get help. Stun devices disable an assailant by causing his muscles to work very rapidly in a short period of time similar to running a marathon.

This overworking of the body depletes it of all blood sugars that are needed for energy so the assailant has no energy left. The more powerful the stun device the quicker that it can work. The “Runt” stun gun and the “Hot Shot” are both very powerful at 4.5 million volts.

The two that I like the best are the “Pretender” stun gun and the “Immobilizer”. The reason I like them is because they are both disguised as cell phone stun guns which gives you the added advantage of surprise an attack.

The Pretender Stun Gun is 4.5 million volts and has two levels of safety built-in.

The Immobilizer Stun Gun is 5 million volts one of our most powerful stun guns.

Mace Pepper Gel

Here is a story about a man and his family who were victims of a home invasion. He got attacked by the home invaders and got hit in his forehead from a machete, of all things. You can watch the whole story HEREwith the short YouTube video.

There are two morals to the story. First, if at all possible, do not let the home invasions happen. And second if it does happen it is almost always a bad outcome from the violence involved.

The old expression “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is certainly applicable here.

The best way to prevent a home invasion in the first place is to always use your peephole in your front door. Find out who is there before you reflexively open your front door (like I do). It is a bad habit to get into. Once a home invader has an inch of a door opening he will force his way in. And trust me in 99% of the cases of a home invasion there is violence involved. You don’t want to be part of that.

If the home invaders do get in, make sure that you have some self defense products around the house in more than one location. In my opinion the best one to have around the house is Mace pepper gel. Then I would recommend having a stun gun. One of the smallest and most effective stun guns is the hot shot stun gun. That way if the bad guys do get in, at least you have a chance of defending yourself.

Did you know that they test each pepper spray for leaks before its packaged? Nobody else does that! That testing is your guarantee that the product will work the first time and every time.

One of their more popular products is the Mace Pepper Gun. It has a unique dispensing system that allows you to shoot from any angle, even upside down. The “bag in a can” technology holds enough OC 10% solution for seven 25 foot shots-the longest range of any self defense product. That allows you to defend yourself against multiple attackers. Many customers like it as a self defense against dog attacks too because of the extra range it has.

Please look at all of our other Mace Products. One of them may be perfect for you.

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One of the most popular is the Pretender Stun Gun. The reason it is called the “Pretender” is because it only pretends to be a camera cell phone. It is a powerful 4.5 million volt stun gun that can put an assailant down with a 3 to 5 second application to his body.

Sometimes the flying sparks from the two probes on the and or the intimidating sound that a stun gun makes once it is charged up, is enough to scare an assailant away. If not, he will suffer the consequences and be disabled for 5 to 10 minutes allowing you time to seek help.

Please look at all of our other Cell Phone Stun Guns. One of them may be perfect for you.

The first factor that you need to consider when buying a self defense weapon is the portability. You will have to ensure you look out for an option that is not only light in weight, but also small in size so you can take it along with you at all times. The lipstick stun gun and small pepper sprays are the right choice for women since it can be easily carried around in the handbag. For men, the right option would be to opt for the pepper sprays shaped like a pen that can be carried in their pockets at all times.

The next factor that you need to consider is usability. Opt for a self defense gadget that can be used without a lot of practice. If you opt for stun guns, then there is a bit of practice involved before you use it perfectly. However, for options like pepper sprays that begin work on contact with the mucous membrane, practice is not a must, though it is recommended.

A ninja keychain kubotan is a portable self defense weapon that you can attach to a keychain and keep with you at all times. It is made of metal and has two spikes for your fingers.

Self Defense – Top Priority
Being able to defend oneself is now top priority for many different people. After all, the current job type has changed drastically from the usual nine to five of yesterday. Work is now being outsourced all over the world, and they have to do work during different times of the day, sometimes waking up at midnight to work until the early hours of the morning. A lot of companies are wary of theft and have a graveyard shift of both workers and security officers. The world that leads from one’s home to one’s workplace is peopled with both the good and the evil of the planet, and you need to keep yourself from the latter kind.

The Ninja KeyChain Kubotan
One self defense weapon to consider is the ninja keychain kubotan. This is actually a modified kubotan: this kubotan includes spikes that protrude from the body of the kubotan, and these would stick out from between your fingers when you make a fist. Such a blow from this kubotan would be deadly: if you make a good punch, you could draw blood; and if you’ve trained on using this weapon, you could defend yourself quite well. This kind of weapon is built of solid metal, and it will often be a little over five inches long. All points of the kubotan or kobutan are made of metal, and it can therefore be used from any direction. You can even stick spikes inward to inflict damage using the metal stick!

This self defense tool can come in solid colors, such as silver or black. But, you still have to be careful about using the ninja keychain kubotan. For one, if you do not know how to handle it, you could end up hurting yourself. Those spikes are anything but safe for someone who is not fully-trained to use the kubotan! Moreover, you should get training on how to handle a kubotan. This is not a tool that is used on its own: you may need to perfect or, at the very least, have working knowledge of a martial art so that you can defend yourself effectively.

Legalities of this Self Defense Weapon
Finally, it is also your responsibility to know if using such a keychain would be legal in your state or county. Not all counties, states, or even countries approve the use of this iteam as a weapon. There are limits to how and where you can use it. For more information, talk to your local police or legal experts. ]]> http://www.tbotech.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/ninja-keychain-kubotan-portable-self-defense-weapon/feed/ 0 http://www.tbotech.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/pepper-spray-heat-levels-matter/ http://www.tbotech.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/pepper-spray-heat-levels-matter/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:17:13 +0000 Self Defense Blogger http://www.tbotech.com/blog/?p=1462 When shopping for pepper spray products, you usually take into account factors like pepper spray pattern, price, and size. Definitely, those are important but you also have one more thing to consider, and that’s the heat rating of your pepper spray product.

More Heat Equals Longer Effects
That’s basically what greater heat levels can contribute to your personal safety. The effects of pepper spray are inflammatory by nature. This means that affected areas will immediately sting. If it hits your eyes, they’ll close in reflex to prevent further harm. That means staying partially or completely blind for a certain period of time.

If your respiratory system is affected and you inhale enough capsaicin, you’ll start coughing and choking and experience nausea. Your nose could also start to run as mucus is produced as another reflex response to the presence of capsaicin.

The effects don’t stop there. If you try to rub it away, you will only succeed in having the inflammation spread to other areas. That means more parts of your face will hurt.

How long all these lasts will, as we’ve said earlier, depend on how much capsaicin a pepper spray product has. On average, pepper spray effects last twenty to forty-five minutes. You have two ways to determine a product’s heat rating. First, there’s the easy way – just check out the product label and the perentage of Oleoresin Capsicum or OC indicated.

The typical pepper spray product uses a 10% OC solution. This is equivalent to 2,000,000 SHU – but we’ll talk about that later. Others have 18 and 20% OC content and are consequently more effective to use against your attacker.

Understanding How SHU Works
SHU stands for Scoville Heat Units and used for the Scoville Scale, a measurement system devised by American chemist Wilbur Scovile for gauging the heat levels of pepper. More specifically, it measures the amount of capsaicin in a given pepper or pepper spray product.

Peppers you see often used for cooking spicy dishes can have SHU ratings anywhere from zero (sweet bell pepper) to 8,000. The more exotic dishes may have peppers spicy enough to register with more than a million SHU.

And with pepper spray products, there are those that have excessively high capsaicin content to score 16,000,000 SHU in the Scoville Scale. You can just imagine how hot that can be!

Be More Effective
Having a pepper spray product with a high heat rating is good, but it can be better if you combine with a triple action attack: there are self-defense weapons that combine a pepper spray, tear gas, and UV dye marker all into one.