07/11/2018
Pepper Spray is one of my best friends - get some and get trained!
fACT byte: Why do people ask, "Which is better, pepper spray or (insert favourite tool here)"? It is an impossible question to answer when one has no context. The simple answer is that they are all useless without training.
Buying any Personal Safety tool without learning:
WHAT "it" is exactly and what reaction you can expect when you use it against another human being;
WHEN to deploy "it" (in other words, when to introduce "it" into a violent confrontation when you are under pressure).
and when to use "it";
HOW to carry "it", deploy "it" and use "it" effectively.
Basically, using your Personal Safety tool of choice without training for the first time is like trying to use your Emergency First Aid Kit for the first time after someone has been badly wounded.
GET TRAINED