Fox Labs 5.3 Defensive Spray is simply one of the most effective self-defense pepper sprays on the market today. It is comprised of a formulation of 5.3 million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). A Scoville Heat Unit is a measurement of the spicy heat of chili peppers or other spicy foods and is a function of capsaicin concentration. It was named after his creator a pharmacist named Wilbur Scoville. Oleoresin capsicum is the resin of one of the hottest peppers in the world. Capsaicin concentration is one of the most accurate...

Fox Labs was established in 1992 to manufacture and market the best less than lethal self-defense spray products available to the civilian market. In 1998 they introduced a 2% OC formula that measures 5.3 million SHU's making it the hottest pepper spray anywhere. They quickly realized that with a new formula they could market them to law enforcement agencies. As of this writing, Fox defensive pepper sprays are used by more law enforcement agencies in the United States and throughout the world than any other brand. The same high quality...

Here's a story from the Huffington Post about perceptions that young women have about Sexual Assaults. It raises one potential answer to why so many sexual assault crimes-nearly 250,000 a year ago-go unreported 60% of the time. The answer is many women do not see themselves as victims. A sociologist at Marquette University analyzed interviews with 100 girls between the ages of three and 17 who may have experienced sexual assault. Overwhelmingly, their accounts indicated sexual violence has been normalized in their communities and they considered harassment an everyday part...

In today's blog post we're discussing the best Fox labs defensive sprays. For those of you do not know "Fox Labs pepper spray has been a leader in the self-defense products industry since 1993. Fox sprays are used by more law enforcement officers nationwide than any other brand on the market. It is certified to be non-flammable and taser safe. Fox labs is the maker of the famous 5.3 million Scoville heat unit formula. Police officers nationwide count on Fox pepper spray to provide the highest quality ingredients delivering a...

click for more info Here is an editorial from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania about making college campuses safer. You can read the whole story HERE. "Sexual assault and harassment on college campuses have finally gotten the attention of federal authorities charged with monitoring compliance with Title IX's sex-discrimination prohibition. The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidelines for how schools must respond to sexual harassment, including sexual assault. In addition, along with the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is investigating complaints of noncompliance, issuing findings...

click for more info "Every year, police in Baltimore City respond to thousands of calls related to domestic violence. Officers arrest and charge abusive partners, judges issue protective orders to women who fear for their lives, and domestic violence counselors struggle to help battered women and their children recover from the physical and emotional traumas they have suffered." You can read the whole story HERE "Yet despite the resources of time, money and manpower invested in these efforts, the killing hasn't stopped, or even slowed appreciably. So far this year...

click image for more info Here is an editorial opinion about how colleges and universities handle sexual assaults committed other campuses. "A student who commits sexual assault on a college campus is less likely to suffer long-term personal consequences than a student who gets caught drinking and driving. That doesn’t appear like it will be changing anytime soon." You can read the whole story here "But still, it remains less severe for a criminal to commit sexual assault than to receive a DUI." The editorial is very critical against the...

This is an article by US news.com that talks about some of the issues involved in domestic abuse. It's quick to point out that domestic abuse occurs seemingly more often on Sunday not just Super Bowl Sunday. You can read the rest of the story HERE. The article goes on to say "add emotional abuse to the mix of physical and sexual assault, and 1 in 4 women and 1 in 3 teen girls will experience domestic violence in their lives." That my friends is pretty shocking. One of the...