Okay the economy is bad and some people are desperate so they decide to become criminals. They steal and rob people just to survive and it is not getting any better. Sad but true…so what is an honest person to do? Well there are some neat gadgets made to help you protect yourself with the element of surprise.

These gadgets were not available to the general public just a few years ago. There was the normal pepper spray but how about pepper spray that looks like a tube of lipstick or ball point pen? This gives you the element of surprise and the perpetrator will not what hit him/her. One of the units will shoot pepper spray over 12 feet!

If you are into something with a little more kick there are small stun guns looking exactly like a cell phone. What do you think an attacker thinks when he/she planning to grab you from behind, gets hit by a 950,000 volt jolt of electricity from what he/she thought was your cell phone. You better bet the potential robber will be trying his best to get away from you as quickly as possible. There are all kinds of gadget type personal protection devices available now helping to protect you in these difficult times.