In today's blog post we are doing a review of one of the most popular self-defense products in the marketplace. It is called the Mace Pepper Gel. It has a formulation of 1.4% major capsaicinoids and 10% oleoresin capsicum with 2 million Scoville heat units. It has 20 half-second bursts up to 18 feet away. Like all Mace products it has a...

click for more info As the military tries again to deal with an epidemic of sexual assaults, these three service members have witnessed the problem firsthand. They know what happens when those who are victimized try to report assaults. They have seen commanders look away or worse. You can read the whole story HERE. "The Senate is drafting its annual defense bill...

want more info? click here Assaults against women, particularly rape get a lot of publicity in India. But their neighbor Pakistan this morning a decrease in the number of sexual assaults against women. But the number of acid attacks on women in Pakistan is up by 89%. You can read the whole story HERE. Women in India and in Pakistan are turning...

click image for more details This is a story out of Idaho regarding domestic violence and how it affects the child's routine. You can read the whole story HERE. In part the article says "Even if children don’t see domestic violence, they almost always know it’s happened. And sometimes that’s just as bad as witnessing it first-hand, Caroline Collins, Child Welfare Scholars...

Here's a story out of Minnesota that claims they have new data that supports the idea that sexual assault is more prevalent in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered community, otherwise known as LGBT. You can read the whole story HERE. “More people who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence than people who identify as straight,...

click for more info Believe it or not, we get more inquiries about how to defend against dog attacks than any other single topic. With all the crime that goes on in the country like assaults, robberies, etc. we're amazed by the interest in dog attacks and dog bites. The best thing of course is to avoid them in the first place....