We all know things are not so prosperous
or so safe anywhere anymore. So, what's today's
latest news of the bursting bubbles that have
brought local economies, tax bases and safety
systems to the breaking point? Does it mean
that the local police department may not be
able to save you when you need it most? Or,
do the latest unemployment numbers mean that
desperate out-of-work people may turn to crime
in your neighborhood? How about the personal
livelihoods and investments that were destroyed
in the last stock market crash? Or the next
budget cuts? Well, if any of the above make
you feel as if the wolf is at the door, join
the club.
When we first wrote this Personal Security
Guide, it was back in the just-after September
11 and Anthrax Scare days, when it seemed
we were all just becoming aware of realization
that we all need to be able to protect ourselves
better. Then there was Hurricane Katrina,
where many people reported needing to defend
themselves from marauding criminals as well
as the misuse of power by officials who were
later ordered by the courts to give back citizens
guns that had been confiscated when they needed
them the most! Who hasn't wondered, "What
if that happened to me?" while watching
Youtube videos of citizens of New Orleans
try to deal with the heavy handed
as well as the criminal in the aftermath
of that natural disaster.
Then came the recession and all of the associated
and various busts that have occurred as a
result, including gigantic cuts in most local
budgets for crime fighting and services and
personal insecurity due to job losses and
other financial distuptions. So now, even
the few formerly protected and secure
government employees and teachers union members
who are still hoping to hold on to their salaries,
benefits and pensions, are just now starting
to realize that their jobs and security will
also be affected by the economic downturn.
Therefore, everybody knows they should be
taking the necessary steps to take more personal
control over our own home defense and self
defense. We all know that each of us needs
to create our own zone of safety for ourselves,
our loved ones and our property. A Personal
Security Zone. Most of us have already started
to build our own Personal Security Zone. But,
we sometimes wonder what to zone out first?
What might happen that we may wish we could
have prevented and may need to stop in its
tracks?
So, even if we have not yet been affected
by the crisis that has been unfolding, we
can find out what happens when we no longer
have the safety nets we have come to take
for granted. And, at PersonalSecurityZone.com
we know that people are thinking about it
and how to protect themselves better all the
time, because these are our customers and
every day we talk to them! We also talk the
police officers and security professionals
who have the same concerns. Yes, it is
a good idea to be prepared and become skilled.
Now, we don't worry much about whether someone
else thinks we have alarmist fears.
We just make sure that we have the right self
defense tools to do the job in the event that
for some reason we need to protect ourselves,
our loved ones and our property.
But, it still feels kinda strange to reflect
back on how a lot of people made light of
those Xtreme Tactical Guys and Survivalists,
who were sometimes the butt of jokes and teasing,
before current times that make us all interested
in what tactical guys know and how survival
skills actually work. Back then, we all watched
the news about remote countries with natural
disasters, terrorism, gangs or just a lot
of crime, but most of us never really believed
that we would ever have to deal with events
like these on a personal level.
For that matter, we never even wanted to
think much about doing anything to protect
ourselves at all. Our world today
just seemed so secure and safe.
Even though we saw news stories about crime,
most of us liked to believe that we would
never have to protect our own selves. Many
of us even developed the idea that things
like firearms and personal protection devices
were merely remnants of an obsolete and less-civilized
past. Surely, our world was a much safer place,
at least in our own Polyanna new-age
view.
Even those of us who do not feel directly
threatened by crime are thinking more realistically,
because we have to. We now realize that our
world includes unwanted realities.
We no longer feel false security when we travel,
or when we walk the streets, or even in our
own homes. Current events and uncertainties
have even made strange
bedfellows out of formerly opposed political
groups. However, we should also no longer
feel helpless! The personal protection and
self defense industry provides us with more
than ever to help us be secure.
Now, when you go into your local US Post
Office, you can even find US government flyers
that instruct you in how to prepare for 911
type attacks. One flyer published by the US
Dept. of Homeland Security is titled "Preparing
Makes Sense. Get Ready Now." And, it's
full of step-by-step advice for making your
own emergency supply kit, a family communications
plan, and acting in case of attack. One heading
is telling! The flyer tells you how to "Create
a Plan to Get Away." The flyer also points
you to a Web site for learning more about
potential terrorist threats: www.ready.gov.
But, terrorists are only one personal concern.
Even those of us who may not have personalized
the aftermath of the hurricane or tragic attack
of September 11 are impressed when we learn
that, as John R. Lott Jr. has noted, there
are some 2 million defensive gun uses
in the United States every year. (The National
Review, March 11, 2002). In fact,
the biggest concern on most people's minds
is not terrorism or mother nature
at all, but instead most folks are concerned
primarily with personal crime and
gang violence.
On June 26, 2008 the US Supreme Court recognized
our need to be able to be prepared for self
defense when it struck down the District of
Columbia's ban on handguns. The basic issue
for the justices was whether the 2nd Amendment
of the US Constitution protects an individual's
right to own guns for self defense in the
home. And, the judgement recognized that yes,
Americans have that right and the need for
self defense. Justice Antonin Scalia said
the Constitution does not permit "the
absolute prohibition of handguns held and
used for self-defense in the home."
Therefore, we have all become more alert
to risk and what we can do about
it. We are interested in ways to manage
our exposure to unwanted realities or
risks, such as being attacked. We want to
be as prepared as possible and to know that
we have done everything possible to insure
the safety of our families in a worst case
scenario. And if all efforts at prevention
fail, we want to be able to deal with it effectively.
We all want to build our own Personal Security
Zone!
This Personal Security Guide presents many
precautionary measures that you can follow,
supplies that you can assemble and have ready,
and actions that you can take to minimize
your risk and increase your personal
security in the event of a crime or catastrophic
event.
Please note that the aim of this guide is
to provide useful information and not to alarm
or promote fear mongering. In fact, it is
our philosophy that the development of Personal
Security Skills and the collection of Personal
Security Tools may be serious, but it can
also be fun!
For example, serious fun includes activities
like playing with walkie talkies with your
children, who may need to know how to use
them to communicate for more vital reasons
someday. Another fun activity involves sharpening
your marksmanship skills at the shooting range,
which builds competency and also gives us
pride of achievement, making you less vulnerable
to personal attack just in case.
A college student's first personal security
device may be the pepper
spray sent from Dad back home. Dad and
Mom may decide to have a shotgun
for under the bed, now that the kids are grown
and out of the house. Another customer may
have the foresight to stockpile self defense
products for their real goods value, in case
of further economic degradation. As Howard
J. Ruff says, "I doubt if there will
be a better barter item in a period of currency
breakdown than standard ammo,
and it may be the best possible investment
you could make, not just for barter purposes,
but for the price appreciation in an inflating
monetary system." (Howard's #1 Best Selling
Book How
to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in
the 21st Century is a must read
and you can get it cheap on Amazon!)
Writing for ChrisMartenson.com Protecting
Yourself Against Crime and Violence Thc,
a Police Sergeant, says people should start
by looking inward. He says he sees four types
of attitudes toward self defense. Which are
you?
- Those who are already aware of crime and
violence and have begun taking steps to
prepare themselves and their loved ones
- People who haven’t yet done much thinking
and preparing to face crime, but they will
if effectively prompted to do so
- People who won’t prepare significantly
in advance to prevent crime and violence
toward themselves, but they WILL fight back
if attacked sufficiently
- People who will never prepare or fight
back against violence, even if that means
they passively die at the hands of an aggressor.
Thc says personal experience can pop
a person from one of the above attitides into
another. And, he gives some steps for helping
yourself to go from being a possible victim
to refusing to be a victim.
At PersonalSecurityZone.com, we are in the
business of providing the widest possible
selection of self defense and shooting sports
products, at the best possible prices, and
it's up to you to decide to be prepared, and
how you will do it. We've got many police,
military and just-plain-folks for customers
who see the need to be involved in self defense
and other protection efforts, in the US and
overseas, and we do our best to supply them
all with best products at great prices. We
also think that participation in shooting
and self defense sports is the best way to
develop your skills, and we hope that each
and every one of our customers will only have
to use their self defense and marksmanship
skills Just For Fun.
So let's find out more about building a Personal
Security Zone of your own.
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