Defend Thyself

We reported last year that you can include fireworks as another leading economic indicator. From my old days as a licensed securities dealer, we had to study these things and what it means is that there are things statistics that show how an economy is doing as of today.

There are three types of economic indicators, leading, lagging, and coincident

Leading indicators are things like hours worked, new unemployment, new manufacture orders for consumer goods, stock indexes, the spread on long & short interest rates, and consumer expectations.

I lump fireworks in that category, and here is why. I had a great job about 3 years ago, and I was making low 6 figures. Life was good and we though it would never end. I dropped a couple hundred bucks on fireworks and it was no problem. You could also hear the neighbors lighting off fireworks for at least 30 days before the 4th.

2 years ago, that job started slowing down, and we started Defend Thyself and our sister store, EyeSpyPro, a Spy & Surveillance gear shop, and both have steadily grown. I think I might have spent about $100 bucks on fireworks, still a good chunk of cash. Still a lot of activity before the 4th from the neighbors.

Last year, that great job was dying, and I did not spend any money. I spent more and more time growing both businesses, knowing I would be doing this full time shortly. There were only a couple pops before the 4th.

Earlier this year, the day job was dead, and I transitioned to full time, and I have not looked back. Though this year, I only heard a couple pops before the 4th, and as of 2pm today, I have heard very few pops. I bet the fireworks people are not too happy about that.

Though the jobless rate of 10% means 90% are still working, and I am sure tomorrow there will be a lot of fireworks going off.

With that in mind, be safe this year & follow these 4th of July Safety Tips:

1. Go watch a professional fireworks display, instead of lighting fireworks at home.
2. Be careful with sparklers; while they look innocent, and we all played with them, they burn @ 1,800 degrees, enough to melt gold. Supervise your kid when they play with them & tell them never to touch the end.
3. Keep the kids away from the booze while all the activity is going on. You don’t need a drunk child wandering into the road.
4. Have a first aid kit ready, just in case.
5. Have an instant read thermometer near the food, because if it’s not cooked enough, someone can get sick.
6. Watch the kids, a child can drown in an inch of water…
7. Install secure, anti-entanglement drain covers in your pool so hair and other objects don’t get sucked in.
8. Keep kids and pets away from the grill & any fires.
9. Use lots of sun screen, as it’s easy to get burnt like a rock lobster.

That’s enough for now, go enjoy the celebration of our Independence, which we really need to renew, especially in these Socialistic times.

Defend Thyself

Sparky the Stun Gun
DefendThyself.com

We wish everyone a very safe & happy 4th of July and look forward to seeing you next week.

Chris Winkler
DefendThyself.com

Sadly, we read the Iranian government is as corrupt as any other, and are now killing the people who it was created to serve. For less than 100 years, only one country, in the history of all mankind allowed it’s people to be truly free.

That was our country, up to the civil war, when the government used force on it’s own people who were doing what God allowed them to do. That’s a story for another day…

The topic of today is Iran, and its killing of it’s own people in order to force what the governement wants, instead of what the people want. Another black day for mankind.

The Revolutionary Guards say they will crush any protests, yet they can’t seem to crush the will of the people who only want to be free.

Something is really wrong here, when Frankenstein takes over his master, something has to stop. Using tear gas, bullets, and clubs, they are doing what they can to keep the status quo and not let freedom seep into a quasi dictatorship.

Tear gas is pretty nasty stuff, not only because it causes every orifice on your face to gush fluids, it can cause health problems. I remember in my Army basic training that we had to take off our gas mask in a room of heavy tear gas, and we had to stick around a minute or so. It burns your skin and you can’t keep your eyes open.

Mace has some self defense sprays with tear gas in them like the Mace Triple Action 120 gram fogger.

It packs 4 ounces of the scorching hot Mace 10% PepperGuard Pepper Spray formula, Tear Gas, and an ultraviolet dye that will help to identify the punks that try to mess with you.

No matter if it’s a punk on the street, or a Revolutionary Guard, fight back with some of your own tear gas. Find out more information on the Mace Defensive Sprays on our self defense products website.

Defend Thyself!

Sparky the Stun Gun
Self Defense Products Expert
DefendThyself.com/MaceDefensiveSprays

It’s important that people learn self defense techniques, and no better time than when they are young, so it’s ingrained. The Marietta Police & the Warren school district put on some self defense classes for high school girls.

And the school district is considering making self defense a required class, which we feel is a great idea. All schools should have self defense as part of anyone education. I remember square dancing in High School for a while in P.E. Class, gym for you Easteners. I remember when I moved from New York to Arizona, they didn’t wear sneakers, they wore tennis shoes. And I found out how the name sneakers came about here.

Any way, one little gem is a quote from one of the instructors that we need to do a little checking up on. The quote was that 1 out of every 4 college girls will be raped, 75% of the time during the Freshman year, when they are fresh off the turnip truck.

Those are scary numbers, and it really is in any woman, and man’s, best interest to take some basic self defense courses. I would start with your local Police department or Sheriff, or YWCA or YMCA.

We also carry a few self defense videos that you can learn in the privacy of your own home. We like the Bob Taylor Small Man’s Advantage DVD, which uses a big mans size against him.

Bob is a little guy, only 5ft, 6 inches, however, he knows a big mans weak spot, and teaches you how you can break someone collar bone without using your fists.

No matter if you are a man or woman, learn how you can survive & win an attack by someone larger than yourself. Not only will it show you how you can crush an attackers feet with yours, it will show you how to throw psychology in the mix to enter the mind of the punk, giving you an invisible tool to use in addition to all your physical training.

And, it comes with a 30 Day - No Weasel 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

Try out Bob Taylor Small Man’s Advantage DVD in your home for 30 full days, and if you are NOT 100% satisfied that this DVD has given you the tools you need to stop some punk from attacking you, return it for a 100% no weasel refund, no questions asked.

You can find more information on the Bob Taylor Small Man’s Advantage DVD on our Self Defense Superstore.

Defend Thyself!

Congrats to the LA Lakers for winning their 500 championship this year. There was a mini-riot downtown LA after the out of state win, with “Knuckleheads” jumping up on cars & starting fires.

And now there is going to be a parade for the Lakers that will make its way all the way down to the Coloseum, which is MILES away. This ain’t going to be like the Rose Bowl parade, YOU will be down in the hood, south LA, where you really don’t want to be, especially if you have white skin. Remember Reginal Denny? They almost beat him to a pulp during the LA riots, and I am surprised he did not die.

If you are hardcore enough to head over to the Parade, at least bring your TASER C2, Mace Pepper Gun, and a Telescopic Steel Baton, because you might need it.

Remember to TASER first & ask questions later…

Pinky Sparkadero
Self Defense Products Expert
DefendThyself/TASERC2

The FBI released its preliminary numbers indicating that violent crime decreased 2.5 percent in 2008. This category includes robbery, rape, murder, and aggravated assault. Property crimes have dropped 1.6% in 2008, though we are still taking hundreds of thousands of cases each year. And eventually, your number is going to come up.

Speaking of your number coming up, did you hear about the Italian women who was late for her Air France flight, the one that just crashed. She ended up renting a car and drove home with her husband, only to die after their car hit a truck head on in Austria. When your number comes up, there is no stopping the ole’ Grim Reaper.

Anyway, the North East, especially New Jersey had the least decline, and actually had an increase in property crimes, burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft.

And it happens we can’t sell a lot of our Pepper Shot pepper sprays and Stun Master stun guns in MA, NY, Rhode Island, and NJ, we can ship them to any state that allows them.

We have a list of the states that don’t allow pepper sprays here, and a list of the states that don’t allow stun guns here.

With about 1 million violent crimes a year don’t wait until your number comes up to do something about it. We always give a free keychain pepper spray with any of our stun guns. Find out more information @ our online Self Defense SuperStore.

And this week, Bob is the winner of a Sabre Red Pepper Spray, a $9.99 value! Each week we will give away a different self defense product to the winner from the DefendThyself.com newslist.

Sparky sez: “Spray first & ask questions later!”

Sparky the Stun Gun
Self Defense Products Expert
DefendThyself.com/KeyChainPepperSpray

Seems the UFO mini personal alarm has it’s own website! Check it the short video here on the UFO personal alarm…

The UFO Mini Personal Alarm was seen hovering over Costa Mesa, CA today. Residents report seeing six different hovering unidentified flying objects with bright flashing lights.

The UFO Mini Personal Alarm

The UFO is a new multi-purpose alarm that will protect you in many ways:

I saw the UFO myself, and the lights were blinding. I saw six different UFO’s in black, blue, green, pink, silver, and white. We also found a cute video on the UFO, and it’s own website.

For more information on the UFO Mini Personal Alarm, visit Defendthyself.com.

Sparky the Stun Gun
Self Defense Products Expert
DefendThyself.com/UFOMiniPersonalAlarm

We have had a bunch of calls this week by people looking to see if their spouse, partner, child, or employees are using cocaine. Cocaine is a nasty drug, that ruins lives, and destroys marriages, families, and businesses. If this was the late 80’s, I would be selling truck loads of this stuff.

While coke and crack are not as popular as they once were, they are still around. If you want a super easy way to find out if any cocaine is being used, you should check out the Detect Now Cocaine Home Drug Spray Test Kit.

What’s great about the Detect Now cocaine test kit is that it is completely non-invasive, and the person does not even have to be around for you to test, and you do NOT need their consent, as you are only checking where they previously touch something.

You get 10 tests per box, and the 2 part test is so easy to use. Wipe a collection paper over the area you want to test, table, glass, cigarette, beer bottle, remote control, whatever.

Then spray a few bursts from the aerosol can, and if cocaine is present, it will turn turquoise blue. If there is no cocaine, it won’t turn color.

Quick, easy, and you can do it without the person knowing. This way, you can confirm or deny your fears.

If you think someone is using cocaine, find out more information on the Detect Now Cocaine Test Spray kit at our Self Defense Products SuperStore.

Defend Thyself

Pinky Sparkadero
Self Defense Products Expert
DefendThyself.com/DetectNowCocaineTestKit

We have finally added the Fox Pepper Spray line of products, which are some of the strongest, and purest pepper sprays on the market.

Fox has been making some of the best pepper sprays since 1992:

Fox Labs, Incorporated was founded in 1992. The intent was to create and sell the best less-lethal, self defense products available to the civilian market. In 1993, after investing over $250,000.00 in research, it was determined that law enforcement agencies could benefit from new, improved formulas and products and the primary marketing objective was revised. Fox personal did more interviews with officers from around the country and, working with one of the leading chemists in the field, created formulas that became industry benchmarks: FOX Premium Aerosol Defense Sprays.

In 1994 Fox labs became the first company to introduce law enforcement agencies to a 5% Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) less-lethal, non flammable, aerosol defense spray in a true 2,000,000 Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) formula. Simultaneously they introduced 2% formulas using OC rated at 2mm SHU OC and 1% OC & 1% CS (teargas) formulas- and revolutionized the industry! Other companies followed the Fox Labs lead by creating formulas of 5.5%, 10% and even greater solutions claiming that “more was better.” This was not and still is not true, although they still persist in spreading this misinformation. Higher percentages of OC only increase the recovery time and therefore the liability risks. The actual fact is there are two things that determine the intensity and effectiveness of an aerosol defense spray product. First it is then SHU rating and secondly the base ingredients within the formulas. Fox Premium aerosol defense sprays are still the leaders in these categories and are used by virtually every type of law enforcement agency and their officers in addition to civilians from all walks of life all over the world. Because of their field-proven reliability and extraordinary stopping power Fox Premium aerosol defense

We particularly love the Fox Labs Mean Green Pepper Spray, so pure a pepper spray resin, it’s practically clear. This dilution took out some of the sting, so they cranked the OC to 6%, and it has 3 Million Scoville Units.

Fox Labs Mean Green Pepper Spray

They also have their famous 5 Point 3 formula, which is one of the purest and strongest on the market.

What does all this mean to you? You are not going to get a lot of colors, sugars, or other junk in your pepper spray that will dilute its effectiveness, that other sprays use.

When you choose Fox Labs Pepper Sprays, you are choosing the purest, cleanest, most effective Pepper sprays on the market.

In honor of Fox, we are giving away some Fox Labs pepper spray! This week Pete is the winner of a FREE Fox Labs Mean Grean 1/2 oz key chain pepper spray!

And for everyone else will knock 13% off all Fox Labs Pepper Sprays for the next 3 days. You have until Sunday night, the 6th, to use the 13% coupon code: FOX.

Defend Thyself

Sparky the Stun Gun
Self Defense Products Expert
DefendThyself.com/FoxLabsPepperSpray

P.S. Don’t wait until the last second to get your Fox Labs Pepper Sprays for the 13% discount when you enter coupon code FOX when you check out. It will automatically expire after 12PM pacific time, Sunday, the 6th…