"Streetwise" pepper spray, "Small Fry Mini" stun gun

[FourNineFoxtrot]

I'm trying to broaden my defensive options into the "armed, non-lethal" range. I'm currently going to a CSU (California State University). Even if I had a CCW (which I don't, although I'm trying to rectify that), I couldn't carry on university grounds. Nor can I carry a knife (non-assisted folder only) larger than 2". I dislike being unarmed on principle, and if my best defensive options are OC and a zapper, so be it.

I recently purchased, via eBay, a two-can package of "Streetwise" OC in 2 oz. canisters. This stuff is supposed to be 17% active ingredient (they brag that it is the highest available), and have an S.H.U of 2 million (which they also brag is the highest available).

I also purchased a Small Fry Mini stun gun, which has a purported voltage of 1 million volts (no details on amperage; I gather that the cheapo ones tend to be 1 or 2 miliamps; the better ones use 3 to 4). It runs on small lithium batteries, and is supposedly both effective and, very importantly, compact.

I know there are far better products on the market, but my budget for this, right now, is limited. Tasers are a no-go; the legality in California is somewhat gray, subject to change at any time, and I assume that ANY kind of projectile weapon is illegal on campus. More importantly, they're too expensive and tend toward being bulky. I like OC and stun guns because they can disappear into the pockets of my cargo shorts.

Is anybody familiar with these products, or familiar enough with the technology/terminology here to tell me whether any of the nifty numbers I was rattling off mean anything?

Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[NukemJim]

This stuff is supposed to be 17% active ingredient (they brag that it is the highest available), and have an S.H.U of 2 million (which they also brag is the highest available).

My understanding (which as always could ve wrong) is that the % oc active ingrediant is not relevant to the intensity or onset of effect, rather the SHU is more important as far as speed of onset and intensity of effect.

FOX 5.3 is 5.3 million SHU

There is another manufactorer (starts with V) who sell a 17 million SHU product.

I'll keep my mouth shut about the stun guns, have opinoins but few facts.

NukemJim

 

[hso]

I agree with NJim. SHU is the scale to use for comparisons on product "strength".

That does not mean that discussions about fog vs stream vs foam and issues on range do not come into play when effectiveness of chemical sprays is brought up.

Question: What's the blade length restriction? California will allow carry of any size folding knife and any switchblade less than 2". Is this a published local or campus reg?

 

[FourNineFoxtrot]

hso, you asked:

Question: What's the blade length restriction? California will allow carry of any size folding knife and any switchblade less than 2". Is this a published local or campus reg?

Indeed, California does allow the carry of any folding knife that is non-assisted, of any length. Switchblades, gravity knives, ballistic knives, balisong/butterfly knives and double-edged knives are all illegal to carry regardless of length.

After a little research, I found that on University campuses (at least at the CSU family of campuses) there is a published regulation prohibiting even non-assisted folders of greater than 2.5 inches in length. I have a link here in PDF that's readable in adobe acrobat:

http://www.ucpd.ucla.edu/ucpd/zippdf/weapon.pdf

The pertinent section mentions that prohibited weapons include:

Any knife including a belt buckle knife, dirk,
dagger, cane sword, pen knife, lipstick knife,
switchblade, butterfly knife or any knife that has
a blade longer than 2 ½ inches, opens
automatically or has more than one sharp edge