Ruger Pepper Gel
Dorm/Apartment Kit - Police Strength Keychain Pepper Gel (Max Protection - 25
Bursts) and 120 dB Door Stop Alarm (1,000 Foot Range)
This is an
interesting product. I'm not sure I like
the dorm room suggestion as that seems like that should be a safe haven but
then I'm not on college campuses on a regular basis. The door stop alarm is LOUD! I warned my wife I was going to test it and
she still said it scared the bejabbers out of her. It seems like it would be a pretty good
deterrent.
The Pepper Gel
seems like a good idea, the gel aspect.
I was once hit peripherally with tear gas in the late 60's and I didn't
like it one bit. My cop buddies tell me
pepper spray is worse so the idea of a gel that is avoiding overspray and the
consequent innocent bystanders makes sense.
This is my first look at a pepper spray. I am not overly confident in the release
valve. It has a snap down lid to avoid
accidental release but it seems like it could still be accidentally
released. Hanging on a woman's handbag
or in any one's pocket, an accidental release seems highly problematic. Then there are the grandkids and their
ability to get into everything. A
lockbox for a hand gun or a trigger lock keeps kids out but pepper spray and
kids seems like it could be an issue.
On the other hand, spraying some miscreant seem less prone to law suits
than shooting them. It strikes me that
pulling a pin such as one on a fire extinguisher seems safer but that may
reduce the speed of response that might be needed in a danger fraught
situation. So I'm torn here, it seems
like a good idea but I'm some what concerned about the delivery system.
As an aside,
the packaging was great, no razor knife needed to get into it. Kudos for that.
From the
Vendor:
Ruger has teamed up with the world's number one selling pepper spray.
The #1 brand chosen by both law enforcement agencies and consumers, and backs
the most effective pepper spray with education and training to maximize
personal safety. Ruger's Pepper Gel was developed to prevent wind blowback,
offers greater containment of the spray which means only the target will
experience the effects, and it is safe to use indoors. This makes pepper gel
ideal to be used in crowded areas. Our door stop alarm, in addition to sounding
a piercing alarm, helps prevent entry through the doorway as it's wedge design
stops the door from opening inward.
If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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