There is a reason why self defense product manufacturers such as Mace, Taser International, Stun Master, Sabre and many others make products that appeal to women. You'll find just about every manufacturer makes pepper sprays or stun devices that come in many colors-pink is always one of them. They also make products that are lighter, smaller and easier to carry specifically for...

Two teens reported being assaulted and robbed of their cell phones in the parking lot of a Coon Rapids apartment complex Sunday evening. Two suspects, one age 18 and the other 23, were cited by Coon Rapids Police for misdemeanor fifth-degree assault. A third suspect, a 15-year-old boy, was referred to Anoka County Juvenile Court on a felony simple robbery count. According...

Stun devices are consistently one of the most popular self-defense tools sold in the country. We're not talking about tasers, which are really in a separate category, but regular stun devices that have probes on one end and are battery or rechargeable technology powered. They can disable an assailant for as much is 10 minutes. There are some cities and states that...

Statistics show that an inordinate number of assaults and robberies occur in parking lots-specifically mall parking lots and grocery store parking lots. The reason for this may not seem obvious but there is a good reason. Sexual perverts and robbers who do these kinds of assaults prey on women who are distracted coming out of a grocery store or out of a...

click image for more details Red Bluff police officers used a stun gun late Saturday night on a 43- year-old man who was creating a disturbance at Food Maxx. Employees said Lance Elton Ward was inside the business without any apparent purpose and had been asked to leave. Ward became angry and verbally abusive, although employees were able to get Ward outside...

click image for more details Recently sexual assaults in the military have received a lot of headlines. The story is about the culture that must change before there's any improvement. It was reported that there were 26,000 sexual assaults in the military last year. You can read the whole story HERE. Of course one of the best ways that women can defend...