I had not been aware of the expandable baton self defense weapon before my good friend from high school introduced me to it. She was excitedly talking about it as it had prevented a dangerous crime from being committed. Both of us are single ladies who were living by ourselves but the distance from California to Washington has not affected our relationship. Carla relayed to me her close call one night when she went out to dinner. She met her friends at the cafe since she drove herself. It was an early dinner and Carla did not think that coming alone would be dangerous. She was ambushed, though, in the short walk from the parking lot to the restaurant. Before she reached an area with people, a man came out of nowhere. He was wearing all black and had a knife out. Carla was so scared that she ran back to her car. The guy chased her, shouting for her to stop and give him her money. It was a good thing that she got to her car before the man caught her. Carla reached in and got her expandable baton self defense weapon. She only had to flick her wrist and the whole thing expanded to three times its size. The mugger looked at the collapsible baton and went away. Just seeing the expandable baton self defense weapon was more than enough to intimidate the would-be criminal. This made everything so much easier for Carla who did not have to use her telescopic baton on a dangerous guy. I asked for more information regarding the expandable baton because I was slowly gaining interest in it. Carla said that it required a permit and some training. However she added that it would be a simple class only to learn the appropriate techniques. With the expandable baton self defense weapon, somebody as petite as I am would be able to defend myself from someone twice my size. Carla also gave me some pointers like where to hit someone for maximum effect. She mentioned the wrist, hand, knee, elbow, collarbone and ribs as the ideal places to employ the weapon on. Not only is the baton effective, it is also more affordable than other self defense tools. I finally made a decision to buy one for myself and told Carla as much. She offered to help me acquire one by sharing with me where she bought hers. I was so happy and thrilled to have my own expandable baton for my safety and security. Visit web site.