Personal Security
MEASURES TAKEN TO PROTECT OURSELVEs

Security is an ever changing and expanding tool that will need to be utilized until we have nothing to fear. There are no assurances of individual well-being in any setting. Terrorism is in our own backyards because last I checked rape, theft, assault, home invasions and carjacking are all forms of terrorism. Most people believe security is someone else’s responsibility but there are far too many people in the world for law enforcement agencies to possibly protect all at once. So that’s why many look into personal safety measures and discovering ways to protect themselves. I feel it is incumbent upon each individual to safeguard themselves against becoming the victim of a
Then you are definitely thinking weapons and there is an array of options to choose from such as guns, tasers or mace just to name a few. The most suitable depends on the threat presented, the victim and the experience of the defender. I am fairly sure that everyone nowadays know what those things are but just in case here is my Barney version of what they are and what they do. A gun or firearm is a small manageable vessel deterrent that releases projectile apparatus’. I am pretty sure in most states a permit is required to purchase and carry a weapon. A taser is an electroshock defense that expends a charge to interrupt controlled movements of muscles causing incapacitation. Mace or pepper spray is a chemical within an aerosol type container that causes a burning sensation, temporary loss of vision and inflammatory effects when sprayed into the eyes. Tasers and mace are the nonlethal modes of protection. Examples of all of these can be seen on the T.V. show Cops (my favorite BTW). From the technological standpoint there are a couple of ways I feel people can protect themselves. We require protection in other ways than the physical and there are more avenues of having protection than what is carried on your person. One can do so by taking steps to prevent identity thief and purchases home security systems as well. While there may be other ways to do so I chose to discuss these simply because these are the methods that I use personally and know the