What should you look for in a pepper spray or mace defense spray? This is a question we get many times a day and its a very good one. The truth is the best pepper spray for me may not be the best for you. There a numerous factors to consider. It is important to get the best pepper spray product for you. Over the next week or so we will post a series of blogs to help you better understand and utilize the most effective non-lethal self defense product...

The popularity of the Guardian Angel Pepper Spray Blaster has exceeded our greatest expectations. If your not familiar with the product, its a non-lethal self defense product manufactured by Kimber LifeAct. It shoots pepper spray at approximately 90 miles per hour and has an effective range of about 13 feet. The product is small, lightweight, and 100% Kimber quality. This is the same Kimber that is world renown for providing some of the best consumer and law enforcement guns and rifles available. So it makes total sense that they would...

ONE FORCIBLE RAPE OCCURS EVERY SIX MINUTES IN THE U.S. This is a very scary statistic in itself, then consider that over half of all rapes go unreported! Though we cannot prove it, if every rape was reported the statistic would read more like every three minutes a new rape is occurring somewhere in the U.S. There are things you can do to help decrease the odds of you or someone you care about falling victim. Common Sense Tips For Preventing Rape Should you find yourself in immediate danger of...

Most colleges will begin the Fall semester in mid August and many naive and unassuming students will fall victim to crimes such as burglary, sexual assault and date rape. The result will likely change the victims life forever. Fortunately there are things you can do and actions you can take to help prevent becoming the next statistic. At Guardian Self Defense, our business is personal security and it all starts with being aware of your surroundings. Think about the vast and diverse settings you may be exposed on campus. Students...

Imagine coming up the driveway to find the front door of your home wide open and visible damage to the entry way. This is an awful feeling that happens to someone every 15 seconds in the U.S.! If that statistic alone doesn't get your attention, then you either live in a "bubble" or maybe you live in Mayberry! Think about it, 4 times each minute, 240 times per hour, 5760 times per day someone is burglarized. The vast majority of these crimes occur in homes, apartments, and businesses. The thieves...

Time certainly flies by. Is it really August 1st already? In just a few weeks college campuses across the country will re-open to hundreds of thousands of 18 to 24 year old kids. After reviewing the governments national campus crime statistics, I think it is fair to raise the following question. Are kids safe on our college campuses? Should parents be concerned for the safety and personal security of their children on college campuses? I think our colleges are still (for the most part) some of the safest places for...

Are you a single mother or working mom? Do both parents in your household work in order to make ends meet? If so you are in the majority, as most American families are either dual income or single parent households. Unfortunately, the cost of living in society today forces most into this situation in order to provide for their children and loved ones. Working parents share the anxiety, frustration, and fear of having to leave their children alone or on their own when school is out, when childcare arrangements fall...

Are you a positive thinker or do you make the worst of situations with negative thinking? Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? In today's society it is becoming increasingly easier to jump on that "no hope" bandwagon. Let's see, the economy is in the tank and 15 million Americans are unemployed. Crime in most of our cities are at record highs. Resources at the local and state levels are at bare minimums. So yes, it would be easy to "throw in the towel" and say...