Pepper Spray vs. Stun Gun for Self defense?
Many people purchase and carry stun guns, when allowed by their state’s laws. Stun Guns have been proven effective in many situations of self defense. They are a reasonable self defense weapon to carry. The only problems that have occured with stun guns is that, with any electronic device, batteries tend to fail. If the battery fails, your stun gun is useless. In addition, some brands of stun guns are lower quality and the electronics fail altogether. Again, this is of no help to you in an emergency situation. Because of this, it is advised that you test your stun gun frequently and always make sure you have a good battery. Pepper spray has no electronic parts, no battery and no need for charging. The contents do not settle in pepper spray canisters. So your pepper spray is ready when you need it, without worry of it not working. If you want to carry a stun gun, then it is advised that you carry a pepper spray as a backup, just in case.
