Fighting crime and attacked robbers can be done in different ways. For example, put on a bulletproof vest and a helmet in advance, fulfill the black belt standard for martial arts, or get a license from the police to purchase and carry a gun. Or you can do it easier, with less energy and money - buy one of the three main types of weapons for self-defense, which do not need registration and a special safe for storage. These include an air gun, a gas canister, and a stun gun.
Without breaking the law
The federal law quite clearly divides the types of weapons. There are two of them: those that can be purchased and stored only with a special license, and those that are relatively freely available for sale. To the latter, the "weapon" legislation includes mechanical gas dispensers, aerosols with irritating and lacrimal substances, devices for achieving the effect of an electric shock, spark gaps, as well as weak pneumatic weapons with a muzzle energy of up to 7.5 J and a caliber not exceeding 4.5 mm …
Pneumatics
Outwardly reminiscent of a conventional military weapon, the air pistol is actually not as formidable as you might think. If anything, most security experts consider pneumatics to be the most useless weapon available. The only advantage of such a pistol, which was quite common at the end of the twentieth century, can be considered its "similarity" to a real military weapon. By the way, the manufacturers themselves are actively striving for this, knowing about the low demand in recent years and focusing on psychology. Much more experts like the opportunity to use the iron analog of a pistol as a kind of weighting agent when hitting with a hand.
There are at least no less cons. In particular, a shot from pneumatics can scare, perhaps, only a fly or a dog. But he will not cause much harm to a person. In winter, when people on the street mostly wear thick clothes, there is no point at all to shoot at the robber who attacked you with a knife. Unless from fright or to make him even more angry. But in this case, there is a high probability that the villain will not only take away the wallet and the "toy", but will also hit you in the head with it.
Spray can
An excellent and practical thing for self-defense, in particular for weak girls. Compact, small in size, the can fits perfectly into a purse or pocket of an autumn jacket, without attracting prying attention. Another plus, in addition to the ability to easily and inexpensively buy, is a fairly high efficiency. Having sprinkled the attacker in the face, especially with "Pertsov" or "Blow", a potential victim may well have time to escape. Or, if strength and physical fitness allow, give the offender in the head and twist him.
There is, perhaps, only one serious drawback: the can is not recommended for use indoors, in an apartment. And, if it is aerosol, and not jet, then you need to take into account the strength and direction of the wind. Otherwise, you can become a double victim - the attacker and your own weapon. And in the heat of the struggle for life or a wallet, one rarely thinks about the wind …
Shocking discharge
The stun gun is also considered very popular as an item of self-defense. This is also a fairly compact device, only with electrodes that give a discharge of current that is not very dangerous to health. Its main value lies in the fact that, having received a discharge, especially into the open surface of the body, your opponent will not only surely fall into a short-term shock and, being partially paralyzed, will cease to understand the essence of what is happening, but will literally freeze in place. In much the same way as Brazil froze after the defeat of their national team in the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup against Germany with a score of 1: 7. In addition, the shocking device has a good disguise, because it is produced in the form of, for example, a flashlight, a mobile phone or a simple lighter. Minus one - the discharge badly penetrates winter clothes.
Cold in your pocket
You do not need a license for such a fairly common type of edged weapon as a knife. But using it in a street conflict, even if the police and the court consider you a victim and a victim, is still fraught with punishment under several articles of the Criminal Code. Athletes have their own weapons. And this is not only the notorious baseball bat in the trunk, but also, for example, a fencer's foil, a field hockey stick, an athlete's hammer or a shooter's sports pistol. True, you will need another license, which is much more difficult to obtain - a professional athlete.
