With over 40 brands of pepper spray competing for market share in the self defense product line what makes one better than the other? As a consumer, how do I know which pepper spray products are better than others? From the outside looking in this is a very difficult task. Companies have become excellent at marketing their products as the best, and...

Stalking is a very serious crime which typically targets innocent women using threats, intimidation and violence. The crime of stalking is often not taken seriously by law enforcement as well as friends and family of the victim. Stalking victims live in terror and fear, they suffer from undue stress and anxiety. Earlier this week in Florida a 23 year old stalking victim...

One of the most effective new self defense products on the market is the Mace brand pepper gel. Mace pepper gel works a little differently than pepper spray. It is unique in the way it is dispensed; the active ingredients are suspended in gel rather than an aerosol. Traditional pepper spray is extremely effective but one of the drawbacks is the potential...

We just might have found the perfect stun gun. The Streetwise Small fry rechargeable stun gun is everything you need in a self defense weapon and then some! The most important feature of any self defense product is reliability. Hopefully you'll never need it, but if you do it must work and work effectively. These small fry stun guns are durable, tough,...

The final crime statistics were released locally today by the FBI, Baton Rouge crime increased nearly 9% in 2009 when compared to 2008. This is a very disturbing trend considering that crime in Baton Rouge has decreased for seven of the last nine years and violent crime has decreased nearly 25% for decade. As a business owner, local resident, father and husband...

Rape is a dangerous crime that affects all of us. No of us are exempt from becoming a victim. Every six minutes a rape occurs in the US and nearly 80 percent of victims know their attackers. A common misconception is that the major motive for rape is sexual. In fact, the major motive is power, not sex. Rape is a crime...