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What is a Pepper Spray Gun?
What are Pepper Spray Guns and How Do They Work? Although many people are aware that pepper spray exists, some do not know that pepper spray guns exist. They are a nice self-protection option for homes everywhere. Benefits of Pepper Spray Guns Speed, Range and Safety With pepper spray guns, a round can travel around 300 feet per second. This is a very quick speed when you are trying to defend yourself or your home. The rounds can travel 150 feet or more for each round. This means that... -
Is Bear Mace For Self Defense Really Necessary?
In this day and age, with a 24 hour news cycle that we are all subjected to, we have noticed an increasing use of alarmist tactics to get your attention. After all, the talking heads and their bosses are in a very competitive business. A good example of this is the increasing use of large numbers in headlines. The headline used to read something like "storm system hits Midwest." Now it would say "90 million residents at risk from storm." The thinking is the higher the number the more important... -
Pepper Spray For Bears Is More Effective Than A Handgun
BEAR ATTACK In a fact sheet put out by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entitled "bear spray versus bullets", the fact sheet pronounces that law enforcement agents for the service have experience that supports the reality that pepper spray for bears is more effective than a handgun. Based on their investigations of human bear encounter since 1992, "persons encountering bears and defending themselves with firearms suffer injury about 50% of the time. Persons defending themselves with pepper spray escaped injury most of the time" and those who were injured... -
What Is Bear Spray?
click image for more details Today is Veteran's Day-Thank a Vet today From a recent article about what to look for in a bear spray. "Two grizzly-caused deaths near Yellowstone National Park this summer, combined with celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna's bear spray encounter in Glacier National Park and the recent PBS documentary recounting the 1967 "Night of the Grizzlies" incident, have made bear protection a priority for backcountry visitors. "Everyone sees the price of the big cans, and they ask, ‘Can't I get a smaller one?' " Army Navy Economy... -
Bears Are Getting Ready For Hibernation-With Your Food
With the recent bear attacks around British Columbia come warnings that at this time of year the animals are trying to fatten up for their dormant winter months. In Whistler on Sunday, a black bear had to be destroyed after it got into a home and knocked down a resident. In another incident, a grizzly bear badly mauled a hunter in the northeastern town of Hudson’s Hope, a tiny community about 100 kilometres west of Fort St. John. In both cases the bear was trying to access human food. The... -
Don't Sensationalize Truth About Bears
In a video about a Colorado bear attack, the reporter said, “The man, by all accounts, is lucky to be alive.” This op-ed piece accompanied the video and reads as follows. "This is groundless fear-mongering, something the media uses instead of proper reporting. And, sadly, something that our wildlife agencies encourage. The truth is less sensational and far less likely to garner taxpayers’ money. If that bear had intended to kill the man, he’d be dead. But black bears are not aggressive by their very nature, fatal attacks are very... -
Seven People Attacked By Bears
It is rare that bears attack humans unless the animal feels threatened or is being territorial. However, a girl who is 12-years old and was jogging in Michigan became the latest attack victim in a number of bear attacks. The attacks have been in five states with seven people injured since last Thursday. Officials are in the process of running tests on one bear killed by authorities to see if it is the same one responsible for mauling Abby Wetherell Thursday evening. The youngster is from Michigan and was on... -
Mace Defensive Sprays-Quality Counts
click for more info The origins of Mace company go back to 1965 when Alan Litman created the chemical Mace after his wife was threatened on the street. In 1987 the company he had was sold Smith & Wesson, then transferred it to a new owner John Goodrich, who filed for the new Mace brand trademark. Since then Mace brand defensive sprays have become the premier defensive spray in the world. They undergo more quality control testing than any other brand. Mace brand offers a large variety of products from...