| The self-protection weapons in the market have seen | | | | to disable and flee rather than fight. This is the basis |
| a level of growth as people have had more of a | | | | for any self-protection, as the person must ensure that |
| desire for protection for both themselves and those | | | | they will have no hard come to them. |
| that they care about. Many these tools of the trade | | | | Many of the designs that have been shown in the |
| are usually in the form of a spray, such as pepper | | | | self-protection weapons industry were fashioned after |
| sprays and in some countries Mace is still allowed. | | | | methods shown in science fiction. As the fiction is |
| Another alternate form is in the electric shock | | | | based on some reality, the reality takes the leap to |
| weapons like a taser and other items that deliver a | | | | make this a real tool. These items have resulted in a |
| dose of electrical shock. | | | | consistent drop in certain types of crimes when they |
| Some additional forms have been in development that | | | | were involved. In most cases, a person is encouraged |
| would disable the person without running the risk that | | | | that they learn how to properly use such a toll as |
| these other forms can present. The risks with | | | | many view them as a weapon. |
| someone having a weak heart or an allergic reaction | | | | As with all technology, the electronic versions of |
| has made these more common methods face some | | | | self-protection weapons have evolved. The sprays |
| scrutiny, but the advantages that they offer usually out | | | | have been developed that a person can obtain them |
| weigh this. Still, it is this critical eye that has made items | | | | as a more pressurized delivery system. This in simple |
| like mace and other chemical based spray not | | | | terms means that they are able to deliver them over a |
| available to the general public. The most common | | | | longer distance and with a better level of accuracy. |
| problem it that many people suffer severe reactions to | | | | This makes these alone much more powerful and |
| these and also suffer more long term effects that | | | | where a person can have a better chance of fleeing. |
| have made them items that require a tighter leash. | | | | The electric delivery base self-protection weapons |
| In most cases the self-protection weapons are | | | | have been fashioned to be ranged so that the person |
| fashioned to disable an attacker so that the person | | | | doesn't have to be in contact with their adversary to |
| can flee and seek help from either the law or other | | | | just get away. This also minimizes the chances of the |
| people. It is a method that is common in many | | | | person suffering feedback from such a powerful |
| self-defence classes where the person is taught how | | | | weapon. |