| Pepper spray pens are among the most popular form | | | | a pencil holder or even in plain sight lying right on the |
| of spray used for self defense. These disguised | | | | desk or within easy reach in your top desk drawer. If |
| weapons look just like a regular pen. Even when | | | | someone approaches your space to attack you, you |
| carried in a shirt pocket or placed on a desk, it can | | | | can reach for the pen without the assailant even |
| easily be mistaken for a pen. Using such a disguised | | | | realizing what is happening. |
| weapon gives you the element of surprise when | | | | When you're out and about, keep a disguised pen in |
| fighting back against the attacker. The pepper spray | | | | your pocket or purse. If you find yourself in a |
| contained in such a device is strong enough to disable | | | | compromising situation, you can always make an |
| any attacker for at least five minutes, giving you | | | | excuse to pull out the pen, such as to write your |
| plenty of time to get away safely. | | | | phone number or directions. Then, you'll have the |
| The best part about carrying disguised self defense | | | | pepper spray right in your hand in case you need to |
| weapons, such as pens, is that they can be left right | | | | use it. Other popular places to keep a pen include on |
| out in the open, making them one step easier to use. | | | | the top of a clipboard or in your car's cup holder. |
| Just grab your pen, flip the safety, and spray your | | | | However, don't leave it in the car all day long; pepper |
| attacker's face with the powerful pepper spray. | | | | spray canisters should not be exposed to extreme |
| Disguised self defense pens are surprisingly believable, | | | | temperature, because they can explode. |
| even to those who know that it is a pepper spray | | | | Disguised weapon pens are small and convenient, but |
| pen. They are designed not only to be the right | | | | carry more than enough spray to disable your |
| length and girth as a pen, but also have a rounded | | | | attacker. Just a one to two second burst of to the |
| 'cap' and other features to replicate the look of a | | | | eyes is enough to leave your attacker in pain, |
| pen. Pepper spray pens are even weighted to feel | | | | although it is designed to not cause long-term |
| just like a nice pen when someone picks them up. | | | | damage. Many even include special dyes to mark the |
| You may be worried that its very similar appearance | | | | attacker for identification by the police. Each pen |
| will mean that the spray may be accidentally sprayed | | | | contains between six and ten bursts of pepper |
| by someone looking for a pen, but this is not the | | | | spray, enough to effectively stop any attack. They |
| case. They come with a safety button which must | | | | can be used up to six or eight feet away; you don't |
| be disengaged to allow the pen to spray. | | | | need to be sitting or standing right next to the |
| Pepper spray pens are a great way to protect an | | | | attacker for the spray to reach them. |
| office or other workspace. The pen can be placed in | | | | |