Defense Pepper Sprays are simple inexpensive self defense non lethal weapons that are extremely effective for personal safety and protection. You can completely disable an attacker without causing permanent harm. Pepper sprays' main ingredient is the oil from hot peppers, called oleoresin capsicum, or OC, which temporarily blinds and incapacitates attackers. The OC causes blindness, tearing, running nose, coughing and burning of the skin that can last up to an hour after application. Hikers use defense pepper spray to protect themselves against animal attacks, and delivery people often carry it to deter aggressive dogs.

Because of the high statistics of accidental deaths, many people are turning from traditional firearms to safer self protection alternatives such as stun guns, stun batons and air taser guns. The stun gun is a non lethal self defense protection device that uses batteries to generate a high voltage shock that can be used against an attacker to deter him and render him temporarily disabled. Unless it's seriously misused (as has happened in a very few police and criminal interactions), the stun gun doesn't kill or permanently harm the recipient.
It is ideal for people who want to defend themselves but who don't want to carry traditional firearms because of the established risks.