Turned on the local news this evening and discovered another poor woman had her handbag stolen while she was walking back to her car at the food store. This really is getting beyond control. I don't think I've ever seen it too bad around here, and plenty of folks are becoming just as concerned as me.

I'm mainly uneasy for my daughters. I'm not prepared to get them a pistol for their protection, and am unclear they're prepared to consider that step also, however I want them to have some kind of protection.

A number of alternatives I've uncovered are stun guns as well as pepper spray. I like the idea of a stun gun, however a possible problem is you will need to get close enough to your attacker to touch him using the stun gun.

I would personally opt for an alternative which allows my daughters to guard themselves before any likely assailant gets that close, but still have the option to utilize it in the event he does. A close-up shot to the eyes with a burst of cayenne pepper laced pepper spray should knock anyone back a number of steps and incapacitate them for enough time for the victim to get away.