yea but you really think that when a kid carries mace it will help?
So now its a gun or nothing ?
Mace is effective because it adds an element of supprise, it tells the attacker you will fight back and i'd assume he or they may just give up.
And once someone is abducted, there is an element of fear and often loss of freedom.. I am merely telling you what I picked up hitching in Israel in judea and samaria over a 12 year span.
A lot of my friends went up to look for the girls including my brother, it makes me feel very proud of my community and the jewish nation.
In addition it sends a message regarding any real case abductions targetting jews in that we will find you and kill you.. wait that was taken
In chevron friday night in the summer i'd walk back late.. 11 or 12 and often the lights would go off lol I used to be so effing scared, I always carried a good rock true to the maxim better 1 in hand than 2 in bush.. youd be supprised how effective the initial self defense actiion is