Posts Tagged ‘mace

I am a caregiver at a nursing home in Seattle. A close friend of mine always carried a pepper spray for protection wherever she goes. Only a short time ago, she convinced me to order one from a self defense store, and so I did.

Thoughts of the Dark Times conjure up dark images of medieval castles, moats, knights, witchcraft and not least of all, images of medieval battles, the heavy clink of medieval weapons, of spiked maces and damsels in distress.

Thoughts of the real Dark Ages conjure up wild images of medieval castles, moats, knights, witchcraft and not least of all, images of medieval times, the heavy clink of medieval weapons, of steel swords and damsels in distress.

Ever since 1974, when NASA scientist Jack Cover invented the first stun gun, ordinary people and law enforcement officials alike have been using stun guns as non-lethal self-defense tools. Stun guns are a type of electroshock weapon”a weapon that emits a high-voltage electrical discharge”that can neutralize attackers without killing them, except in rare cases where the stun gun is used for too long on someone with a pre-existing medical condition, usually heart problems.