There are many different ways to deal with crime and attacked robbers. For example, to put on a bulletproof vest and a helmet in advance, fulfill the black belt standard for martial arts, or obtain a license from the police to purchase and carry a gun. And you can do it easier, with less energy and money - to buy one of the three main types of weapons for self-defense, which do not need registration and a special safe for storage. These include a pneumatic gun, gas spray and a stun gun.
Without breaking the law
Federal law clearly distinguishes between weapons. There are two of them: those that can be purchased and stored only with a special license, and are in relatively free sale. The “weapons” legislation includes mechanical gas sprays, aerosols with irritating and tearing substances, devices for achieving the effect of electric shock, spark gaps, as well as weak pneumatic weapons with muzzle energy up to 7.5 J and a caliber not exceeding 4.5 mm.
Pneumatics
Reminiscent of conventional military weapons, the air pistol is actually not as formidable as you might think. In any case, most security experts consider pneumatics the most useless of all types of weapons available. The only advantage of such a pistol, quite common at the end of the twentieth century, can be considered its "similarity" to a real military weapon. By the way, manufacturers themselves are actively striving for this, knowing about the low demand in recent years and focusing on psychology. Much more specialists like the opportunity to use the iron analogue of the pistol as a kind of weighting compound when hit by hand.
Cons, at least, no less. In particular, a shot from pneumatics can scare, perhaps, only a fly or a dog. But he will not cause much harm to a person. In winter, when people on the street wear mostly thick clothes, there’s no point in shooting at the robber who has attacked you with a knife. Unless from fright or to make him even more angry. But in this case, there is a high probability that the villain will not only take away the wallet and "toy", but also give it to you on the head.
Spray can
An excellent and practical thing for self-defense, in particular, for weak girls. Compact, small in size, the spray can fit into a purse or pocket of an autumn jacket without attracting outside attention. Another plus, in addition to the ability to easily and inexpensively buy, is quite high efficiency. Splashing the attacker in the face, especially “Pertsov” or “Kick”, the potential victim may well have time to escape. Or, if strength and physical fitness allow, give the offender a head and twist him.
There is perhaps one serious drawback: the spray can is not recommended for use indoors, in an apartment. And if it is aerosol rather than jet, then the strength and direction of the wind must be taken into account. Otherwise, you may be a double victim - an attacker and your own weapon. And in the heat of a struggle for life or a purse, the wind rarely thinks
.Shocking discharge
Very popular as a subject of self-defense, is also considered a stun gun. This is also a fairly compact device, only with electrodes giving a current discharge that is not very hazardous to health. Its main value is that, having received a discharge, especially in the open surface of the body, your opponent will not only fall into short-term shock and, being partially paralyzed, will cease to understand the essence of what is happening, but will literally freeze in place. About the same as Brazil froze after the defeat of its team in the semifinal of the 2014 World Cup from Germany with a score of 1: 7. In addition, the shocking device has a good disguise, because it is released in the form of, for example, a flashlight, a mobile phone or a simple lighter. One minus - the discharge badly punches winter clothes.
