Pepper Spray - Don't Stay Home Without It

Woman fends off attacker in west Wichita

The Wichita Eagle   BY STAN FINGER

WICHITA — A 23-year-old woman used pepper spray to fend off a would-be rapist in her west Wichita home early this morning, police said.

The woman told officers a stranger came into her house through an unlocked back door shortly before 1 a.m. near Central and St. Paul. He then put a towel over her face and began to assault her, police reports indicate.

At some point during the attack, police said, she was able to reach some pepper spray and use it on the attacker, who immediately left through the rear door.

She suffered visible bruising to her legs, buttocks and back, according to a police document.

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No implement of self defense does you much good if it's not accessible to you where and when you need it. Yet I know it's not feasible to walk around your house or apartment with a canister of pepper spray or a stun gun in your hand.  But you should, at the least, carry your self-defense implement with you from room to room.  This will improve your odds of surviving an assault immeasurably.
Two of my favorite pepper spray products address the matter of accessibility and proximity. 


The first is 

PEPPER SHOT™ Tri-Pack.  

 You get Total Pepper Protection with this handy collection of 3 pepper sprays at one low price. A 2 oz. pepper spray for home use,  a ½ ounce auto visor clip to keep in your vehicle, and a ½ ounce pepper spray with a Quick Key Release key chain.




The second is 

TORNADO 5-IN-1 Pepper Spray.  

The Tornado is a revolutionary new product that incorporates incapacitating pepper spray, an ear-piercing 125dB alarm and a blinding strobe light into one personal defense system about the size of a cell phone.  It is lightweight and easy to use, and can be accessed and deployed in about one second. A single button releases the unit from the base and automatically activates (in less than one second) the alarm and strobe, calling for help and blinding the attacker. The Tornado personal defense system discharges eight one second bursts of pepper spray up to a distance of 15 feet, and with the built in finger lock you always know the unit is pointed in the right direction (so you can't spray yourself). The unit measures three and one-half inches x two and one quarter inches. It requires 2 CR2032 button batteries that are included. A free belt clip and lanyard are included with each unit purchased.


The Tornado 5-in-1 system addresses the issue of proximity and accessibility by offering accessories that make it extremely easy to keep the unit where you are. These are the:

HOME ACCESSORY UNIT; (Buy several of these and station them throughout your home/apartment wherever you spend significant amounts of time - kitchen, bedroom, family room, etc.)






The AUTO ACCESSORY makes it convenient to take the Tornado unit with you and have it accessible in your vehicle.

The ARM BAND ACCESSORY make it convenient to take the Tornado unit along with you when you run, jog, walk, bicycle, hike, or even when you work out at the gym.