Wasp Spray

[crash1371]

Is this true

Wasp Spray

A friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them

when they were counting the collection. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that

she get a can of wasp spray instead.

The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is a lot more accurate, while with the pepper spray, they have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote. She keeps a can on her desk in the office and it doesn't attract attention from people like a can of pepper spray would. She also keeps one nearby at home for home protection.

Thought this was interesting and might be of use.

On the heels of a break in and beating that left an elderly woman in Toledo dead, self defense experts have a tip that could save your life.

Val Glinka teaches self-defense to students at Sylvania Southview High School . For

decades, he's suggested putting a can of wasp and hornet spray near your door or bed.

Glinka says, "This is better than anything I can teach them."

Glinka considers it inexpensive, easy to find, and more effective than mace or pepper spray. The cans typically shoot 20 to 30 feet; so

if someone tries to break into your home, Glinka says "spray the culprit in the eyes". It's a tip he's given to students for decades.

It's also one he wants everyone to hear. If you're looking for protection, Glinka says look to the spray.

"That's going to give you a chance to call the police; maybe get out."

Maybe even save a life.

Please share this with all the people in your life

[DFreedom]

Hold a lit match under the stream and it is even more effective. The one thing I would worry about seriously is what kind of damage it does (long-lasting). Pepper spray is designed specifically to be sprayed into eyes with no permanent damage. Wasp spray is not and in this litigious society, it could get you sued even though you were defending yourself. Sad that you have to think about such things but that is the way our society has become.

[welder]

I would rather be tried by 12 tan carried by 6.

Wasp spray gets my vote.

[davepen]

I don't know if the actual story is true, but I do know of personal defense instructors that mention Wasp Spray as an alternative to OC/CS, particularly where one or the other is illegal (like Wisconsin).

Hold a lit match under the stream and it is even more effective.

Especially when someone is about to attack you; 'cause we all know they'll stand around for you to strike a match...

Please.

[striperswiper]

http://safetycentral.com/coasberesp.html

This will stop a charge from a Grizzly and it has a range of at least 12 feet. Next up would be armed guards meaning multiple .