Stay Safe in Boulder and need home+self defense tips

[colorider]

I don’t even know what Naropa is. I avoid Boulder like the plague. I’ve lived here my entire life (52yrs) and can count on one hand how many times I’ve been to Boulder.

[Hummer]

Safety is first. Who is going to know what you have in your apartment to defend yourself ? Keep it under wraps & on the down low.
If you have to defend yourself or girlfriend, defend yourself or girlfriend.
If you get kicked out for defending yourself with a forbidden item, so what, you and your girlfriend are still alive and the dirt bag is put down.

What Bob said. ^^

Depending on circumstances and outcome the use of pepper spray could require the same level of threat as deadly force without being as effective as a firearm. And a firearm might be a better deterrent without actually having to use it.

Keep it securely locked and hidden when not at home, and have it readily available when you are.




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[.455_Hunter]

I don’t even know what Naropa is. I avoid Boulder like the plague. I’ve lived here my entire life (52yrs) and can count on one hand how many times I’ve been to Boulder.

Good for you. Do you want a cookie?

Considering all the freaks I have seen at the 92nd & Sheridan Walmart, I am not sure you have much room for Westminster high-horsery.

[theGinsue]

Easy now fellas. Keep it civil.

[Bailey Guns]

Whenever firearms aren't an option, I'm a big fan of OC spray (pepper spray). I've gone through some training with it where we had to, "feel" what it was like and it is NO fun. There's always the naysayer who brings up the 1 in 1 million case where a dude hopped up on PCP isn't fazed but since it attacks the mucous membranes it usually doesn't matter much how tough or numb a guy is. Aside from the intense discomfort, breathing becomes difficult as does the subject's ability to see. There's also the psychological issues of disorientation while all these unpleasant things are happening. I think it's a great option especially for females to level the playing field as the size of the perp no longer matters. Plus, you don't have as much of the mental issue of taking a person's life. I always told my 5' tall, prim and proper mom that if you feel you may need it, use it, it's not permanent. It's better than letting the unknown threat get close to you.

First, I agree that OC can be a good self-defense option. I don't agree that it's ineffective in 1 in 1M instances of use. In my experience carrying it every day for 10+ years (and sometimes actually using it 2 or 3 times in a shift) it's ineffective far more often than that, for a variety of reasons: intended target is on drugs or alcohol, environmental conditions, it misses intended target, etc... It's like shooting someone with a handgun....you can't count on it working like it does in the movies to immediately incapacitate a threat whether it be 2 or 4 legged. In my experience it was almost always ineffective against dogs.

Another issue with OC is it works just as well on the user as it does the "usee" and you really need to be prepared for that. That's a far bigger issue than it not being effective on the intended target in my opinion.

Using OC seems so simple but there are a LOT of things you need to know and be prepared for.

I'd also recommend using the foam type rather than the spray or liquid type...much less chance for cross contamination in my experience.

[sbgixxer]

In my experience it was almost always ineffective against dogs.

Interesting experience. Hopefully bear spray works better against its intended 4-legged target.

[StagLefty]

Good for you. Do you want a cookie?

Considering all the freaks I have seen at the 92nd & Sheridan Walmart, I am not sure you have much room for Westminster high-horsery.

We have high-horsery in Westminster ? I'm always the last to know

[colorider]

Good for you. Do you want a cookie?

Considering all the freaks I have seen at the 92nd & Sheridan Walmart, I am not sure you have much room for Westminster high-horsery.

Easy now. Have a snickers. I can have an opinion.

[.455_Hunter]

I can have an opinion.

You sure can, and when you post it on a forum, you can expect it to be critiqued.

There are zero towns along the urban corridor that I "avoid like the plague". This is especially true of communities located on natural lines of travel. If there is a reason to go there, I go there, or at least pass through on the way to another destination.

The problems that afflict Boulder also afflict most of the Denver Metro area (OK- maybe not Cherry Hills), plus Pueblo, COS, Loveland, Greeley and Fort Collins. Indicating that Boulder is especially abhorrent while simultaneously living in an area that also has major challenges is a bit hypocritical. I am not really sure how a zombie encounter in downtown Boulder is fundamentally different than a zombie encounter outside the Yak & Yeti Buffet.

As a Boulder native, I get that it has a somewhat deserved reputation, and is a popular punching bag on forums like this one. However, I do have to defend the town on occasion, especially to acknowledge the thousands of good productive citizens who still call the area home.

[MrPrena]

As people recommended 13 years ago here....
Get a FOX Labs OC.

5.3 shu is no joke.