Are self defense weapons like brass knuckles, kitty rings, keychains, stun gun actually helpful for women to stay safe while out? (Page 2)

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I recently got these things cause some of y'all on my other question said I was being too extreme packing on my road trip so I decided to invest in other self defense weapons to stay safe. But now I'm wondering if these are actually any better? When traveling somewhere new, do you bring a weapon for protection? And yes I understand in some places knuckles and stun guns are illegal. I'm speaking in general are self defense weapons helpful for protecting women?

NathanDavis · Answer

for certain situations, they could be helpful sure... and for others it might not be enough

the most helpful things we can do most of the times, is awareness, prevention and planning

and keeping ourselves out of trouble and safer as much as possible

VIVANT · Answer

Apple, I imagine anything comes with complication but I think anything is better than nothing in an emergency I also think the confidence helps knowing you’ve got- something. You’re badass I imagine you’ll do well 😌

Anpu23 · Answer

Any weapon is only good if you know how to use it. Anything from a ball point pen to a fully automatic machine gun is worthless if you can't bring it to bear. My day to day weapon is an umbrella, its tactical and designed as a weapon but its only an umbrella. No hidden blades no pistol round just a very very sturdy umbrella. But me and that umbrella spent a bunch of time beating up the michalen man in my back yard (a combat dummy built out of old tires).

If you choose to cary a weapon be prepared to use it, know how to hold it, how to get your hands into it, how not to hurt yourself while using it and the legalities involved in both using it and carying it. In many places just carrying a weapon counts as premeditation.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

They can be helpful but you can't rely on such weapons for you're safety, a person who's going to rape you ain't that dumb to not knowing that you might be armed unless he was drunk or have a very low IQ...

The most effective safety is when you go out with you're husband or be in a group if you're not married or do not have a boyfriend...

If other men thinks like me that you wouldn't need a thing 😄

I treat a woman as if she's my mother or sister or daughter or wife...

I hate some women especially feminists but i'll never hurt them cause they are humans with a soul after all even if they have no brains at all 🤣🤣

The only exception is that i'll hurt a woman if she tries to attack me, i don't come from these groups where they say never lay a hand on a woman naaahhhh, if she's going to attack me than i'll see her like a predator!

TheoPfeifle · Answer

If you have the training, a bobby pin can be weaponized. A tool is only as useful as the person's training to use it.

If she's trained and practices to use them, they're useful.

If she's trained and doesn't practice, they're less useful.

If she's not trained at all, they're useless.

Self defense is a skill closely related to combat. Training is a must. Practice is more effective.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

No I don't think those are very good at all you're a woman you're a woman you're much smaller if a man attacks you you need a gun you should definitely go and get your carry permit. I was just watching this show about how sex trafficking is on the rise in America

20yearsolder · Answer

Probably fairly useless, go back to packing heat. I do it everyday and I'm not a female. Too many nut jobs out here

Mangospacho · Answer

A firearm is probably your best and safest bet. The kitty rings and brass knuckles will work but only if you’re skilled enough to use them. The stun gun isn’t reliable but it can be effective if it works correctly.

Harbringer26 · Answer

Maybe, but there's always the concern that if it's legalized and made accessible that it will also be misused/abused. Imagine a woman hitting a man square across the jaw with brass knuckles because she was rejected or didn't like what he said, or because she *thought* he was about to do something but was being paranoid. Women have every right to defend themselves, but I don't believe their means of defense can be made as powerful as possible. There's also the fact that most women will still not have an upper hand if faced with a muscular or multiple assailants.

jamiexoxo · Answer

Actually i'd say carry them all !!  they'd look perfect with Pamela Anderson's barbed wire costume

redbeardsley91 · Answer

Better than nothing. It's unrelated somewhat, but my mum used to work at a school: during one of their school shooter drills, one of the other teachers freaked out and threw her keys (and this wasn't some dinky ring of 1 or 2 keys: this was some BIG, beefy ring of keys). Gave the cop roleplaying the school shooter a NASTY jagged Frankenstein-like scar across the side of his head!
After that, they had to tell staff NOT to throw their keys.

Sixgunsound · Answer

I’d say the tools that are not dependent on physical strength, such as stunguns or chemical spray would probably be more effective, but ultimately I still have to go with Samuel Colt on this one.

AviatorTom · Answer

No, a woman with these will probably just piss off whoever is confronting her, and increase the danger. Better to have a flashlight, pepper spray and a loud siren, and use them if/when confronted... and run away from the attacker.

BPanda · Answer

Yes. Today many incidents happen way too much that make women feel unsafe. I was stalked by a coworker at my job who wouldn’t take a hint I wasn’t interested in him so I always carry my self defense weapons whenever I leave the house.

userxvi · Answer

Gun, Knife or pepper spray but still need to be aware of your surroundings paying attention.   :Big playlist of women self defense videos from active self protection guy

Marushka · Answer

Be careful in some places it's illegal to posses them and if you use them for self defence you'll get in legal trouble. Also if you're not used to handle them, especially in a situation under pressure the questions is how useful they'll be. Especially things like brass knuckles require that you get in the face of your opponent what can be potentially dangerous for you yourself.

Jamesshinobi · Answer

my brother is a cop. he cleans up murder scenes every day where a women thinks anything less then a gun will save them.

BCA6010 · Answer

Unless you live or work somewhere that firearms can't be carried concealed, these are all a waste of time. The stun gun is a hesitant maybe, but still an inferior choice to a compact or subcompact handgun (and range time).

If your life is in danger, then being less-than-lethal is the least of your worries.

BlueScorpio · Answer

They can be if they know how to use them probably and actually practiced on how to defend themselves with such weapons. It won't do them any good if they panic or are too scared to fight back. Best thing to do is get in defense class first if you feel like you're the type of person to freeze when caught in danger.

WindAtMyBack · Answer

Prevention, knowing your surroundings, and some common sense are by far the best defense. Everything else is for emergencies. The things you mentioned could actually make it worse. Even a gun is not completely reliable, and the things you mentioned are far less reliable.

That doesn't mean to not carry them. But they are emergency only. If you ever need to use those things, rely on the shock factor to give you time to escape. Don't rely on the injury.

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