I would say a gun, more specifically, a handgun. Nothing really beats a gun, if you have the time and space to pull it and the attacker is far enough away for you to pull the trigger you will win unless the gun jams or something. Personally, I prefer revolvers, because they jam far less often than automatics. That is, if you live somewhere where you can legally carry, than again it is certainly true that it is better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.
I like the Irish Blackthorne walking stick for number two. It is legal, easy to use, gives you distance, helps balance you for low kicks, has nice little knots in the wood to produce breaks in the skin when impacting upon an adversary's body, and generally is not viewed as a weapon, especially when carried by someone like me with lots of gray hair.
The knife is an excellent weapon, but unless it is a Swiss army knife or a box cutter knife and the like that you need to carry on your job, is generally not adviced by my self defense guru because in the USA the knife is considered the weapon of the bad guy. Certainly advisable to consult local laws regarding blade length, the knife was considered by Fairbairn to be the most dangerous close quarters weapon.
What do you consider to be the best self defense weapon? All opinions appreciated.
I like the Irish Blackthorne walking stick for number two. It is legal, easy to use, gives you distance, helps balance you for low kicks, has nice little knots in the wood to produce breaks in the skin when impacting upon an adversary's body, and generally is not viewed as a weapon, especially when carried by someone like me with lots of gray hair.
The knife is an excellent weapon, but unless it is a Swiss army knife or a box cutter knife and the like that you need to carry on your job, is generally not adviced by my self defense guru because in the USA the knife is considered the weapon of the bad guy. Certainly advisable to consult local laws regarding blade length, the knife was considered by Fairbairn to be the most dangerous close quarters weapon.
What do you consider to be the best self defense weapon? All opinions appreciated.