Although many people think that stun guns are dangerous, they are very helpful when you find yourself in a situation that requires some self-defense. How these guns work is they pass an extremely high voltage pulse through the individual’s nervous and muscle system. All the energy gets dumped into the muscles and this is not done normally, but rather at quite a high pulse frequency.

The muscles of the body respond in one of two ways depending on the stun guns used. An attacker may be completely unable to move or the muscles may be functioning too rapidly to complete a specific movement. Either of these will give you much need opportunity to escape and find help.

Pepper spray can be quite effective mode of self-defense as well. It is a bit more difficult as you need to be able to reach the spray and direct it to the attackers face. However if you have a clear shot to the face this is an excellent tool.

Properly aimed and executed pepper spray in the face will stop most attackers in their tracks; they may even fall to the ground. The pepper extract causes severe burning of the eyes and if any amount of the spray is breathed in, the lungs will be on fire as well. Inability to see clearly and difficulty breathing should buy you enough time to escape and find help.

When you are looking for stun guns, know that there are many different ones available for you to choose from. There is the Muscle Man Stun Gun which carries 100,000 to 600,000 volts, the Panther Stun Gun that carries 100,000 to 500,000 volts, and perfect for a lady to carry in her handbag or even her pocket is the Streetwise Small Fry Stun Gun which carries 400,000 to 1,000,000 volts.

If you are interested in something, a little different you could go with the Blast Knuckles Stun Gun, holed this puppy in your fist and shock an attacker with 950,000 volts. For some serious self-defense you might consider the Double Trouble Stun Gun, feel confident in almost any situation with 1.2 million volts at your disposal.

You have several options when it comes to pepper spray as well. You can purchase pepper spray in devices ranging from handy pocket pepper spray devices to full force police magnum style and everything you can imagine in between! Jogger Pepper spray, Home unit pepper spray and even hard key ring pepper sprays are all available at many retailers. No matter who you are, there is a pepper spray for almost every situation.

Carrying some form of protection wherever you go is important, you should strive to have a self-defense device with you always. Stun guns or pepper spray, it really does not matter which you prefer in fact you can carry both if you like. Just do not be caught off guard, let bad people know quickly that they messed with the wrong person! Self-protection is a right not an option so make sure you are always safe whether you are at work, in public or even at home, you can never be too careful.