A Stun Gun Flashlight Such As The Modest Stun Gun Alarm Flashlight Can Defend You

I was a teacher in an elementary school. In the middle of the school year, we had a field trip visiting different factories in the city. We had a very tight schedule that we finished the itinerary very late in the afternoon.

Our school bus was driven by a lady driver. We started for home at sundown. When we were about to enter the boundary to our neighborhood, we had to stop as two men looking drunk stood at the middle of the road, blocking the way of the bus.

I had a great responsibility for the kids' safety and protection. I took and prepared my stun gun flashlight and cautioned the lady bus driver not to go down from the bus. I went to the front of the bus and stayed beside the driver while secretly motioning to her to send text messages of our situation to the school's security officers.

My Small Stun Gun Alarm Flashlight is not only a stun gun and a flashlight but also a personal alarm system that can emit a loud 130 dB siren.

I chose this stun gun flashlight model because of its length at 8 inches and a sturdy plastic casing reinforced with fiberglass. It is powered by a 9-volt alkaline battery.

The flashlight functions to aid in illuminating dark areas or at nighttime, the stun gun, for protection, and the alarm system, as a distress signal to call attention for help. The effects of the stun gun include intense pain, muscle contraction and disorientation, rendering the attacker immobilized.

The men started banging through the locked door and we gasped as we saw their hands getting through the sliding door. Without wasting time, I triggered the stun gun flashlight and touched it onto the hands protruding through the door crack. We heard them shout in pain and afterward saw them roll onto the street.

Because of my Small Stun Gun Alarm Flashlight, we were able to reach home safe and sound. Indeed the stun gun flashlight proved to be an effective self defense gadget.

Lawanna A Bean is one of the prominent aficionados on non-lethal self defense products. There are many options, including stun guns, pepper sprays and personal alarms. She provides comprehensive assistance and education on utilizing the products.

May 06 2011 | home security | No Comments »

CCTV Systems Do More Than Protect Against Shoplifters

The original intent of CCTV systems was to provide store owners a measure of protection against shoplifters. This original intent has expanded and CCTV systems now provide multiple other services for business owners. The property that CCTV systems help to protect now includes physical property also.

There are few people who do not know that most businesses have CCTV systems inside of the store, office, warehouse or factory. What many people do not know is that the CCTV systems have moved outdoors and can be found in most store parking lots, watching gas pumps or providing perimeter security at factories, warehouses or truck parking areas. These outdoor cameras protect against vandalism, theft or other means of trespass.

CCTV cameras that are outdoors can often be recognized. The housing that holds the camera may be the size of a loaf of bread. Alternatively the housing can be a dome that is smoked glass or glazed silver or gold. These dome housings hang like pendants from walls and light poles. The cameras that are in the domes are often mounted to pan/tilt heads and equipped with telephoto zoom lenses. These devices permit the camera to scan the entire area around the camera and are not fixed to a single location. Should trespass be viewed by the operator, the pan/tilt head can be stopped in the location of the trespass, the camera zoomed in to the trespasser and the movements of that person followed with the pan/tilt function controlled manually. This ability allows one camera to do the function of several cameras thus reducing the overall cost of the CCTV system while increasing its effectiveness.

Exterior CCTV cameras and their housings are often subject to vandalism. This vandalism may be teens attempting to destroy something "just for the fun of it" or an actual intruder attempting to deny security their identification. Manufacturers are well aware of this problem and for areas that are or may be subject to vandalism provide ballistic rated housings. These ballistic rated housings are strong enough to withstand a bullet shot at the camera housing. More expensive than standard housings, for many areas, ballistic rated housings provide a cost savings to the owners of the property.

Personnel costs are a major budget factor for any business or company. The utilization of CCTV systems permits the owners to decrease the onsite security staff and use the CCTV system to provide the security for the area. This reduction in staff saves on payroll and the use of a CCTV system insures constant reliable surveillance of the area around and inside the plant or buildings. Additionally many insurance companies recognize the value of CCTV systems on the premises and provide lower rates for those facilities that do have CCTV system coverage.

With the growth and prevalence of the Internet, there no longer is a need for a security guard to be onsite to monitor the CCTV system. Through the use of the Internet and motion detection, a camera viewing a plant can transmit the images to a central station when motion is detected. The operators at the central station can notify the proper law enforcement offices if trespass is detected. Interior cameras in stores still protect against shoplifting. Exteriors of the building or plant are now likewise protected by CCTV systems. This protection is affordable, reliable and accurate. CCTV systems will, in future years become more prevalent and more and more businesses and even cities and towns will utilize this technology.

July 15 2009 | Security Cameras | No Comments »