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- From: popec@freeside.com (PopeC)
- Newsgroups: alt.pagan
- Subject: Re: the US elections...
- Message-ID: <ZouguB2w165w@freeside.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 21:10:58 CST
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- Organization: Rivendell BBS / Hou, TX. / +1 713 941 2236
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- marty@world.std.com (Marty M HaleEvans) writes:
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- >
- > What do some of you think of the hand-held stun weapons that are coming onto
- > the market? These are relatively inexpensive (~$100), easy to use, easy to
- > carry, legal, and produce no lasting harm. Just enough neural disruption to
- > allow one to escape. There was some writing about them in the newest _MONDO
- > 2000_. My husband and I have been talking about them as a non-violent option
- > to the self-defense problem. The main problem is that you do have to touch
- > the assailant with the weapon, so you have to let him/her get close. Also,
- > like any weapon, it can be taken away and used on you. However, that's a
- > possibility with any weapon, and I'd rather have a stunner go off accidentall
- > in struggle or even used on me than a gun or knife.
- >
- > Any thoughts?
- >
- > Marty
- >
- >
- > =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
- > "Seems like there ought to be a way we could look each other in the eye
- > To see we're all in this together, and put all thoughts of victory aside.
- > Seems like there ought to be a way we could turn this fear into trust;
- > No matter what you say, there has to be a way --
- > Every living thing is counting on us."
- >
- > Marty Hale-Evans M @ * O % 8 U
- > 89 Mass. Ave., Ste. 199, Boston, MA 02115 \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/ \|/
- >
- >
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-
- The problem is as you mention, you have to physically come into contact
- with someone, to use it. I know a number of women around here that swer
- by Halt. Which is a spray can of hot pepper oil available from any
- bicycle shop or similar sporting goods shop. $3.99 a can. It can spray 6
- to 8 feet. It works, also on dogs, (it's main purpose in life actually).
- It is nondeadly, and it is a good threat. Nobody would want to grab at
- somebody waving a can of this stuff around.
- My sisters keep a can of this stuff in their cars where they can reach
- it. It does help to make you feel a little safer knowing you have it at
- hand like that. When in doubt should they have to get out of the car,
- they get out with this stuff in hand, of at least in their purse.
-
- Pope Charles Subgenius Pope Of Houston
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