Self-Defense Blog

For decades, not much had changed in regard to pepper spray products available for personal protection. However, everything changed in early 2019. Plegium released its Smart Pepper Spray, a Bluetooth-enabled personal protection device with a free app for both Android and iOS. When deployed with the press of one button, five functions are activated. Pepper spray is deployed, an alarms sounds, an LED strobe light flashes, emergency contacts receive phones calls to let them know you’re in trouble, and those same contacts receive a text message with a link to a Google map containing your exact location and GPS coordinates. The design, engineering and reliability behind Plegium products is unparalleled.

Being a responsible gun owner who is an asset to society takes commitment. A commitment starts prior to the purchase of your first firearm. Here are things to consider when buying your first weapon system for self-defense.

Quite often I get asked if having pepper spray blown back by the wind is a valid concern. Is it a concern? Yes. Can it be mitigated? Yes. Should the possibility of pepper spray being blown back at you stop you from carrying it? Absolutely not.

By combining the proper type of pepper spray for the environment and simple tactics, you can minimize the risk of blowback.