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Wen-Do is a form of self-defence art for women developed by Ned and Ann Paige, a married couple from Toronto, Ontario. [1] Dr. Paige, an optometrist, dedicated himself to creating a program to teach women to protect themselves after hearing of the murder of Kitty Genovese in New York on March 13, 1964.
The Air Force has awarded the Silver Star to a female airman for the first time following her role in the shootdown of more than 80 Iranian drones that were part of Iran's large missile and drone ...
Ordered in 2017; to be delivered by 2020 at the cost of Rs 180 crore. Can withstand 9mm shot. [16] [13] [17] Includes 50,000 with integrated communication. [18] Model 1974 Ballistic Helmet Combat helmet >1,000,000 India: Status: Standard issue helmet. [19] Equipped with fibre-glass body and nylon suspender. Can withstand 9mm carbine shot. [13]
They are generally used for self-defence or if the person is otherwise unarmed. In some cases, improvised weapons are commonly used by attackers in street fights , muggings , murders , gang warfare , during riots , or even during insurgencies , usually when conventional weapons such as firearms are unavailable or inappropriate.
An 85-year-old Idaho woman shot and killed an intruder in her home in what a county prosecutor called "one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation I have ever heard of."
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Second Chance is an American body armor manufacturing company. The company was founded in the early 1970s by U.S. Marine and pizza delivery owner/driver Richard Davis. Davis developed the idea of a bulletproof vest after shooting three armed robbers in self-defense during a delivery.
In May 2012, 31-year-old Marissa Alexander was prosecuted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and received a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison. . Alexander said that she fired a warning shot after her husband attacked her and threatened to kill her on August 1, 2010, in Jacksonville,