| Man oh man did I need a haircut! Well for me when it | | | | telescopes the baton from 13 inches to 21.5 inches |
| starts showing over the temple pieces of my | | | | and electrifies the eight inch extension. When that |
| glasses-that is long. For many not a problem, but for | | | | happens, the sight and sound of a charging stun |
| me it is time to get the hair cut. | | | | baton or stun gun produces a scary sight and sound. |
| The weather was nice, springtime in the Rockies, so | | | | It is like saying "do want a bite of this?" |
| I decided to walk the half mile or so. Not far at | | | | The pit bull saw and heard it and stopped dead in his |
| all-good to exercise the old 'bod' again. I was out the | | | | tracks about fifteen feet from me. He may have |
| door and down my apartment complex hallway when | | | | experienced the joy of 800,000 volts being applied to |
| I remembered my telescopic stun baton was back in | | | | his nose before-who knows? He stopped his |
| my apartment. | | | | attack-good enough for me. |
| I almost kept going but habits sometimes are hard to | | | | One lesson here is that danger can present itself any |
| break. I had been preaching to "never leave home | | | | time, anywhere. It is better to be prepared than be |
| without it" just like the green credit card. So I went | | | | sorry. Carry a self defense product like a stun gun, |
| back and attached it to my belt. | | | | pepper spray or personal alarm with you or have one |
| On my way back from the haircut I saw a pit bull | | | | available at all times. |
| roaming loose about a hundred yards away. I | | | | Dog attacks are becoming an increasingly large |
| stopped to see what he was up to. He saw me and | | | | problem in the U.S. with thousands requiring |
| started charging my way. | | | | hospitalization. All of this because those dog owners |
| My fear of dogs goes back decades to a time when | | | | are irresponsible and don't have their 'pet' on a leash. |
| yours truly broke up a fight between two pet dogs | | | | I admit to a certain bias but dogs are animals and as |
| in my house. It cost me a trip to the hospital, a | | | | such have instincts to attack and bite. |
| rabies shot, and 140 stitches. It was a terrifying | | | | The telescoping stun baton is an equally effective |
| experience then one never to be forgotten. | | | | self defense tool against two legged 'animals' too. |
| I unstrapped the stun baton from the holster and | | | | Stun weapons are illegal in some states. Check with |
| held it in my hand until I could determine if the dog | | | | your local law enforcement office to see if your |
| was indeed after me. He was. | | | | state is one of them. In those states only criminals |
| I held up the baton and pressed the button which | | | | are allowed to have weapons. |