Pepper spray is a non-lethal self-defense product which can be used not only to ward off human attackers, but also as protection against aggressive dogs if you are jogging or even bears and other wild animals when you go camping.

A Taser is a non-lethal defense weapon that can instantly incapacitate an attacker from a distance.

Tasers are powerful and discreet and used by law enforcement agencies across the globe. Legal to carry in most states, these weapons can immobilize an assailant from up to 15 feet away giving you valuable time to escape the situation and find help.

Tasers for self defense are easy to use and can keep you safe and secure.

A stun gun is an electrical self-defense device that affects the nervous system of an attacker, in such a way, that he becomes immobilized.

However, the electrical current is low enough as to not cause any permanent bodily harm to the attacker; it is non-lethal.

Specialized devices are combination weapons, designed to incorporate the functions of other singular weapons into on package.

This would include such devices as Tactical flash lights with built in tasers or pepper spray, batons with stun gun potential, or covert weapons such as stun canes or bladed eye glasses.

A tactical pen is a writing device that you can use in a tactical situation, in laymen terms it is an item you can use in self-defense.

While it could be said that any pen could be used in self-defense, these are specifically designed to be one.

Brass knuckles are "fist-load weapons" used in hand-to-hand combat. Brass knuckles are pieces of metal shaped to fit around the knuckles.

Despite their name, they are often made from other metals, plastics or carbon fibers.

Designed to preserve and concentrate a punch's force by directing it toward a harder and smaller contact area, they result in increased tissue disruption, including an increased likelihood of fracturing the intended target bones on impact.

Tactical Flashlights are more than your basic first aid kit flashlight.

These flashlights add three dimensions not found in the basics. Identify threats in the cover of darkness and eliminating the advantage of the shadows.

Momentarily disorients attackers with extraordinary light leaving aggressors   disoriented and even momentarily blinded

Tactical flashlights are keen for the role as an improvised striking weapon due to the serrated or toothed bezel.