Thursday, June 14, 2012

Tips For Keeping Yourself Safe During Your Holiday

By Divad A Escobedo


To make good on a promise, I am planning for a week-long trip to Los Angeles along with my two teenage nieces. Apart from our schedule and accommodations, I have also been making concessions with regards to our security during travel.

Three "unescorted" female tourists may seem like a fairly easy target. As such, I happen to be thinking of taking my own self-protection device to L.A. However, I am aware that several states and also cities impose limitations with regards to stun guns. So, are stun guns legal in California as a method of personal protection?

Research tells me that the usage of stun guns is prohibited within Massachusetts, Hawaii, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, as well as Rhode Island. It's also prohibited inside D.C., Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Annapolis, Baltimore, as well as Howard County.

Now, since stun guns raise no red flags any place in California, I could carry my very own Stun Master 500,000 volt stun baton to our travel. I have had it for over a year and can honestly say that I trust it with my life.

Like typical stun guns, baton stun guns offer an incapacitating bolt of electricity upon contact with the skin. This particular effect is non-lethal and also brings about no irreversible damage. It's strong enough, though, to knock an opponent down and also give you more than enough time to ask for help or get away.

Longer-range capability is what makes stun batons more helpful in comparison with other stun guns. The user no longer needs to get very close to the target in order to get the job done. This gives one more level of security to the would-be target and makes targeting the aggressor less difficult.

My low voltage stun gun baton is 20 inches long and possesses a rubber handle. It is capable of delivering an electrical shock when touched 6 inches from the tip, hence stopping an opponent from taking it away.

I understand this trip might not be the one occasion that I will want to bring my stun gun out of town. As a result, I have entered a reminder inside my mobile phone organizer to constantly ask myself, are stun guns legal in my upcoming destination?




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