hey all, i recently bought a taser for self defence and when i got it it worked fine and was arcing, now after messing around with it(just making it do the electrical thing) it’s stopped arcing, it’s fully charged and all that happens is a high pitched sound, if i put it on metal it still zaps but it doesn’t make the electric jump between the prongs, please help
I live in northern VA and want to become a certified instructor however, So far I have only found online courses and I don't know if any of the sites that offer online course and practice exams are legitimate. I would also prefer to learn in person. Please advise.
So I am 17 and this happened about a week ago and I want to know if what I did would’ve worked or not. So basically I was home alone with my sister (F8) and were just relaxing than suddenly our doorbell rings, so I just ignore it Than the people ring it like 5 more times over the course of 30 seconds so I get scared and check the window and there’s a truck with a guy standing by the truck and what I assumed was another guy ringing the doorbell. Than they start banging on the door. So I tell my sister to go into my closet. I than grabbed a pocket knife and my heart was pounding at this point. I didnt know if it was safe for me to hide in the closet because if they came in the house and opened my closet I would be borderline defenseless. So what I did was hide to the side/ kinda behind my door so if they walked into my room they wouldn’t see me unless I turned around. So my plan if somebody walked Into my room was to stab them in the neck. Was that the right call? Now I was borderline crying with the scenario I was being put in knowing my sister could die if I didn’t hold my ground against these intruders. Thankfully I called my parents while this was happened and they came home and thankfully it was just some red necks that were interested in one of our properties. Now was what I was going to do right or wrong?
I play rugby, I'm kind of a muscular dude but I'm only 5'8 and I have a few buddies that are bigger guys 6'2-6'4 who will jokingly come up behind me and put me in a kind of mild headlock. Usually if I'm talking to a woman at a bar. I would like to know the most simple way to get out of it. Nothing too violent that requires me to spin around and cause a scene, just kind of want a "nope" move, if you know what I mean. Is there something simple I could do?
My cat is claiming the Rufous Sided Towhee attacked and threatened his life. It is being investigated now.
Call me paranoid but I want to be prepared for all possibilities. My fiancé is going to be telling off her estranged father that was arrested when she was a child. He wants to visit us as he is trying to get his affairs in order as he has had health issues recently and believes he is dying. He lives in another state but knows our address and is not that far away. He served 10+ years for child molestation and sex with a minor and has a history of minor assault chargers after his prison term. He is ex-army and owns guns. The man is a raging narcissist but luckily he is also beyond his years physically and is in his 60s in poorer health.
I am worried how a raging narcissist with a prison record who is trying to make peace with the world will react when his only daughter tells him off. I cannot talk her out of this stance. I don’t own firearms due to a history of mental health issues in our house but I am considering getting one now. Are there any other possibilities I should consider? What else should I know?
