Self Defense and Security Blog- page 19

If you live alone, work late nights, or you've just moved to a new area, you can't be too careful. These situations can end poorly if you don't have a  self-protection device  on-hand. Not to mention, experienced attackers have no problem targeting people in the light of day or in large crowds. As such, you should always be ready if danger comes your...

The right of the people to keep and bear arms is an amendment written into the Constitution at America's founding. Like the pursuit of liberty, this is a right integral to a truly democratic nation, one where individual freedoms are not limited in light of a higher power's interest. However, America has an intriguing and healthy mixture of voices,...

Even breaching the topic of self defense for children can set off the wrong kind of alarms. We don't want to think about the possibility of harm coming to children, let alone having to teach them to avoid it. For those with a fear of talking about safety with children, considering the alternatives rarely helps. Instead, it is best to consider how...

Did you know that researchers have found that women who resist their attackers physically and verbally significantly  reduced the probability that sexual assault would happen ? As well, the report showed that these actions did not significantly increase the probability of serious injury. Therefore, it is important for women to prepare themselves...

If you're like most Americans, you want to prepare in case of a break-in. But home defense doesn't require the use of lethal weapons. And keeping guns in the house may do more to hurt your family than to help them. The appeal to own a firearm seems like common sense. It is also a protected American right. We envision stopping violent intruders dead in...

Where should you put hidden safes if you want to keep your valuables out of sight? We're talking  spy-level subterfuge . No one will ever suspect that you're hiding something when it's placed in the coolest, but surprisingly ingenious, places. This is important because the burglary rate in some states is hitting nearly  1,000 incidents per 100,000...

Millions of American's are victims of crime every year, whether it is theft, assault, burglary, sexual violence , or even murder. When it comes to keeping yourself safe, your first thought probably isn't a personal alarm. The first thing that comes to mind when most people hear personal alarms are those Life Alert commercials. You know, the ones with...

When most people think about self-defense, they think about ways in which they can protect themselves from being attacked by other human beings. But self-defense isn’t just about protecting yourself from your own species. Sometimes, we need to defend ourselves from other species as well. And unfortunately, sometimes that species is America’s...