Is Pepper Spray Legal in My State?

We get this question asked many times from people that visit our  WomenOnGuard website. This is a very important question because you can be fined by a law enforcement officer for possessing a self defense spray if it is illegal in your state!

Fortunately pepper spray or mace is legal in most of the United States of America, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. But there are some states that it is absolutely not allowed and some states that pepper spray and mace is allowed but with some restrictions.

It is forbidden to buy pepper spray or mace from our website in the State of New York. Which is not to say that you can't carry it. You can buy pepper spray from within the state, but not from another state such as ours in Florida! It is New York's way of keeping track of which citizens carry it. You can buy it in New York from a licensed pharmacist or a firearms dealer. However, it IS LEGAL to buy on our website, dog pepper spray and bear pepper spray for New York. Massachusetts also has similar restrictions, but you can only buy it in that state through a firearms dealer. It is not available through pharmacists.

Michigan and Wisconsin are states that also have certain restrictions. To read these, and restrictions on stun devices, such as Tasers, stun guns, stun batons, cell phone stun guns and other disguised stun guns, go to the State Restrictions page of our website.

Help Your New Years Resolution Come True

Are you serious about keeping your new years resolution beyond the first week of the year? If you think you might encounter safety obstacles, here are 4 tools that could help you keep your new years resolution!

Mace Pepper Spray Walking Weights

For those of you that like to run, jog or walk, this item will definitely keep you safe. I'm talking about these two weights by Mace that actually have a hidden pepper spray in one of them. The end of one of these weights has a button you press and instantly equips you with a pepper spray weapon! Other features include a hidden compartment for your keys, hand straps and foam covered hand grips for non-slip comfort. The pepper spray reaches a distance of up to 10 feet and comes with a FREE refill unit. Each Hot Walker weighs 1 pound.

Mace Jogger Pepper Spray

Here is another safety product that can help you if you walk, jog or run. This next item is for those of you who don't care to workout with weights! It is the Mace Jogger. A convenient velcro hand strap is around it for easy gripping while you do your exercise routine. It can spray from 8 to 12 feet away.

TacKnots Survival Bracelets for Hiking

Are you the kind that likes to be around nature, go through trails and hike? Here is an item that can come in handy during those wilderness hiking escapades. These bracelets can also be a rope tool! On occasion, while you hike, you might encounter the need for one of these handy TacKnots bracelets. For each inch of bracelet, there is a foot of cord which could be convenient for hiking. You can get them in 7, 8 and 9 inches, plus there are several colors to choose from. Feel more prepared while you hike!

8 Function LED Flashing Safety Light

If biking is your thing, this product is a must! Great for dark stormy days or night biking. You never know when you might go for an errand and it gets dark before you get home! It has 5 really bright LED lights with 7 different flashing functions which includes a strobe one. This handy safety tool is great for night running or walking too.

There you have it. No excuse to stop your resolution from becoming true. Have fun and stay safe and fit, this coming year and beyond!

4 Detroit Women Found Dead in Car Trunks

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Here we go again. Another serial killer, this time in Detroit. This person seems to be killing young women and apparently focusing on women that work for escort services. This time it is not related to a Craigslist ad, but rather to another classified advertising website called backpage.com. Two women were killed last week and two more where found dead this Christmas, making authorities think there is another serial killer out there. All four women were placed in car trunks and three of the four women were from an escort service advertised on backpage.com. These last two women where found in the trunk of a vehicle that was set on fire.

Seems like killing women who work as escorts or prostitutes is becoming a popular crime for serial killers now a days. Finding them on websites such as backpage.com makes them an easy target too! It wasn't too long ago when they arrested the Ohio prostitute killer and also the horrible findings of prostitute's bodies in New York's Long Island Beach. Lets just hope that whoever is committing these crimes is captured immediately. The sooner they arrest this murderer the more it might discourage others from imitating him.

The Taser C2 Safety Gift for The Holidays

What can be better than giving a person a year round protection gift that is as effective as police protection?
The Taser C2 is a citizen Taser that has the same muscle disabling strength that police weapons have. The only difference is the distance it can reach. While police units can reach up to a maximum of 35 feet, the Taser C2 can reach 15 feet.

Why buy a Taser for a safety gift instead of a firearm?
• Non lethal
• Laser aiming
• LED Light
• Stun gun backup
• No permit required in most States
• No kickback
• No cleaning!

The Taser C2 has laser sight for perfect aiming. Laser sight is a red beam of light that shows up as a red dot on whomever you are trying to aim at... You don't have to have perfect aim to use this weapon for safety! Shooting a Taser doesn't pull or push you back, like a firearm would... You don't have to be very strong to use a Taser. No need to clean messy gun powder off, like you occasionally would need to with a fire arm... It is maintenance free! This weapon has a 10 year battery shelf life or enough juice for 50, 30-second shots!  PLUS, Did you know that a Taser C2, keeps tasing for 30 seconds while you escape by placing it on the ground? AND if stolen Taser International will replace it for FREE? All you would need is a police report of the incident.

A safety gift for the holidays shows that you deeply care about your loved ones.

New Year's Exercising Resolution Made Safer

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Thinking of getting in shape by exercising for the new year? Hopefully your resolution will come true! We, in turn, want to make your workout safer and therefore more enjoyable. How's that you might ask? Assuming that one of the exercises you might be considering is jogging or walking, feeling scared or insecure is not a good way to start your new year's resolution.  Many joggers or walkers, especially women, sometimes feel intimidated by going into areas they are not used to going through by foot and also by seeing strangers or people they don't know.

Start your exercise resolution on a positive note, take Mace Pepper Spray Jogger with you! This special Mace pepper spray has a strap to make it easy for you to carry in your hand, while you run, jog or walk. The Mace Pepper Spray Jogger can reach up to 12 feet away and you can shoot as many as 10 bursts!

One of the benefits of exercising outdoors is the wonderful feeling of freedom and being around nature. Don't ever feel scared during your workouts. Especially because you will probably continue to exercise for the rest of your life!

Party Safety During the Holidays

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There's excitement in the air, parties are being planned for the holidays and New Years. All over the world most people are getting prepared to get all dressed up and they are looking forward to having a great time with family and friends! With all the anticipation and hoopla, some people forget some common sense safety tips. Here's where WomenOnGuard, comes into the scene! We want everyone out there to remember some party safety tips for the holidays. Some tips you might recognize from previous posts, but there are also some new ones added...

Holiday and New Years Party Safety Tips

• When drinking any beverage, always keep an eye on your drink
• Never drink any kind of beverage from a punch bowl or open container
• Never share a drink
• If you order a drink from a waiter, request that it be in a closed container
• Don't accept an open drink from anyone, unless you watched them pour it
• Drugs used to spike drinks can be colorless and tasteless so you might not realize that anything has been added
• Be aware of the behavior of your friends. Is their behavior out of character? Do they seem too "out of it" for what they've drank, leave the party immediately and don't go back
• If you still want to be even more cautious, consider purchasing drink testing strips
• When meeting a new person, make sure to introduce him or her to your friends. Point out some features to your friends about this new person, example: "Doesn't he have beautiful green eyes and check out his tattoo!" (important police info)
• Never leave a party with someone you just met
• Choose your designated driver before you go to a party with a group
• If you're intoxicated, alone and leaving, have the host/bartender call a taxi

Please keep these safety tips in mind for the holidays and New Years, plus always take with you a self defense weapon!

Pepper Spray Safety Gifts

This Holiday, impress your loved ones with a gift that shows you care. A safety product such as pepper spray is a unique and useful gift, a person would truly appreciate. Your safety gift can help someone defend themselves in case they are ever confronted with danger.

Pepper spray now a days come in their usual containers and disguised as well. Some pepper sprays look like lipstick, perfume, pen, pager, walking weights or even a gun! These holiday gifts can cost as low as $6 and can also be bought in bulk rate, if you plan to give them to many friends and relatives. You can get them as regular stream sprays or as gel, foam and even the latest; powder form!

Feel free to browse through our safety pepper sprays. Check out our Mace brands and also our Streetwise and PepperBall HotShot spray for the holidays! Help your family and friends be safe all year round!

Unique Holiday Safety Gifts

The best way to say you love or care for someone is to give them a gift that may very well, one day, save their life. A unique gift idea that will definitely surprise and give peace of mind!

Personal safety products such as a personal alarm, pepper spray, a stun gun or even a taser is a unique holiday present to offer a student or someone that takes public transportation, as well as for security at the workplace. Women, especially will be very grateful to receive a personal defense product gift for the holidays.

Many people are unaware that pepper spray and stun guns can come disguised as a lipstick, perfume, pen, cell phone, pager, etc. This gives an advantage to who carries it, because it has an element of surprise to a would be attacker. Personal alarms are very convenient, especially in large cities or even at home for an ailing or disabled person. Tasers also make great gifts for keeping in the home or to carry for personal safety. All these personal safety products come in a variety of shapes and colors to suit whomever you plan to surprise this holiday, with these unique and perfect gifts!

Holidays are for Burglars & Pickpockets Too!

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That's right. Burglars and pickpockets have a great time during the holidays too. In fact, the holidays are the best time of the year to sneak into homes or pickpocket in malls. The problem for the rest of us is that we seldom think about this threat because we are too busy planning and buying gifts! But this year, let's make it a point to deter burglars and thieves.

Best thing to have for your home, especially if you are going away for the holidays, are digital timers. Get yourself a few of them and place them around your home. These nifty digital timers will make your house or apartment, seem like it is occupied, by turning lights on and off automatically, during the evening. Burglars like dark houses and avoid ones that look like people might be walking around in them. Digital timers can turn your lamps, TV, stereo, Christmas tree, etc., on and off, making burglars think twice, before they try to enter your home.

Pickpockets are everywhere especially during the holidays. One thing you should try to avoid are very crowded situations. This is heaven for pickpockets, because they can rub against you while at the same time, take your wallet or an item from your purse. Best thing to do if you are going shopping for many items, is to take the least amount of things with you. If you have buttoned or zipped pants or shirts, wear them when you shop. Placing your credit cards or money in hard to access pockets deters pickpockets. Avoid using backpacks while shopping. These are just invitations for thieves. Plus make sure never to leave a shopping bag unattended!

If you want to read more about preventing crime, visit our website's Safety Tips!

Razor Stun Gun with 4 Million Volts!

This small stun gun that looks like an electric razor, only measures 5 inches in length. It doesn't look like a weapon, but looks can be deceiving. The Razor Stun Gun is lightweight and delivers a powerful 4 million volts, bringing a potential attacker down to the ground with just pressing a button!

This Razor Stun Gun is small enough to fit in your pocket or purse. Plus the weapon is rechargeable, so no need to purchase batteries. On top of that, it also has an LED flashlight that apart from being convenient at night, can also make it hard for an attacker to see you, since the bright light would have a temporary blinding effect. Just pressing the activation button of the Razor Stun Gun, makes a 4 million volt, very intimidating electrical sound, that no one would want to be near! The weapon also has a safety switch, to prevent accidental discharge AND it is reasonably priced.

Finally, as if it weren't enough... The Razor Stun Gun also comes with a LIFETIME WARRANTY!