I recall a conversation with a security officer I had a while back. We were talking about self-defense training and he told me, "I don't need self-defense, I have this." He proceeded to place his backpack on the security counter we were standing at, unzipped a side compartment, dug around a bit and pulled out a small leather case; he gently unbuttoned and eased out a shiny miniature stun-gun the size of a Zippo (unlike the Zach Morris 1980's cellphone stun-gun pictured here) and proceeded to click it and zap the air. I nodded politely and said, "seven seconds." It took this man seven seconds to access his personal defense weapon. Seven seconds is a lifetime during a moment in time where violence is escalating or your are suddenly attacked. Thinking that having a self-defense tool equals having a self-defense skill-set can be a dangerous mistake. You don't have seven seconds in the street to dig through your bag or purse to prepare your weapon.
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