Despite all the news, and the signs of decaying civilization too many people still go out unarmed. Self defense weapons are a necessity for everybody these days. Whether you are going to the supermarket, a walk, a downtown store or to get gas, having a capacity to resist an attack is critical.
Living in a typical small to large city the panhandler and vagrant problem has gotten more severe every year. The police don’t have an easy answer for this problem. Vagrants congregate where they see people heading to make transactions. Standing in front of restaurants and convenience stores are frequent hangouts. Everybody that is going inside has money and the vagrant wants to increase likelihood of getting the handout.
A minimum self defense tool is a pepper spray key chain, kubotan or pen knife. In the short term these tools can easily be bought and kept in pocket for use in an attack. However to make a complete assessment of your options explore the concealed carry laws in your area.
Here are a few tips:
• Be clear an assertive with panhandlers, giving them the impression you do not fear them
• I recommend telling panhandlers that you work too hard for your money to give them any. They may remember this and not bother you in the future.
• Recognize signs of criminal activity such as haggard youths hanging together, looking strung out with gang tatoos. These signs are a totally justification for locking yourself in your car even if they are only in your vicinity.
• Remember that gangsters, thug types or gang members have no trouble with brutalizing crime such as knocking some one on the ground and then kicking the target in the head.
While one can be sad that America has become a place where there is a necessity to be armed, the emotion serves little purpose. Just do it as the Nike ad says. Taking steps to know how to use a defense weapon like pepper spray key chain. Inert canisters of training spray can be used to practice hitting a target.
A big additional step is taking self defense training classes. These classes teach attack escape techniques. The benefit is when you don’t have time to deploy a self defense weapon the techniques can extricate yourself from the attack. Rape defense training is one strategy.
Learning to strike an attacker with a kubotan is easy. Many free videos on the web will provide you with more information on this easy self defense weapon. A kubotan typically costs less than $10.
A pen knife is a working pen, but the pen can be separated to bring out a knife hidden inside. While stabbing an attacker may seem drastic in some cases this approach is called for. During an abduction a pen in a pocket may be overlooked. When in use the injury to the attacker can allow for successful escape.
Don’t go out unarmed. The thug culture has taken hold in America and the result has been spreading crime. It’s easy to conclude that once the easy targets are gone, criminals will focus on committing larger and more complex crimes. Aggressive panhandlers aren’t going away. Don’t be caught unaware by these trends.
