Are you looking for a self self defense weapon? And hey, do you like to practice control on others? Then batons might work best for you. Expandable batons for sale are the best option for all users of it as they have multiple range of benefits and most importantly, they are available on SALE! Now you would definitely want to know about them. Won’t you? Let’s start with the most basic question.

What are Batons?
A baton is a cylindrical tool in the form of a club. It is normally constructed of rubber, metal, wood or plastic. The uses of batons are various and they are mostly used as defensive weapon or a tool to practice control or restraint. Batons are mainly for officers, police personnel, guards, security personnel, military and law enforcement bodies.

They are used worldwide by law personnel and are used to knock off uncooperative people and make them comply to your orders. Other than a being a defensive tool, its use as a weapon are numerous. It can help to strike, attack, jab, hit, block and you can do lots of things from it. They can also be used to break glass i.e. windows of homes, windows of cars and different vehicles in case of any emergency situation.

Even though they are mainly known as a weapon for law enforcement bodies yet civilians can use them as well. However, one should always check the laws of one’s states before buying one for oneself as they are considered illegal in many states as well.

Automatic Baton vs Manual Baton
Now what’s the difference between automatic baton and manual baton? The difference between them is quite minor but that same minor difference makes one type legal to use and the other one illegal to use.

Automatic batons open and come forward when its button is pushed. The benefit of fully automatic baton is that it opens quite easily and very fastly. Hence, its easily accessible. However, its major disadvantage is that the button can be pushed involuntarily or accidently and can harm you or others around you as batons are made up of very strong materials and can cause some serious injury.

Manual Batons however are very portable and safe. They have a mechanism in them through which the baton extend upon the flick of your arm holding it. This mechanism prevents accidental injury which can be caused by automatic batons and provides you a safer and secure way of keeping batons.

What are the benefits of an expandable baton to be used as a self defense tool?
We have lots and lots of variety when it comes to self defense products. Don’t we? We have pepper sprays, stun guns, brass knuckles and now we have batons too. With rising crimes, now it has become very important to carry self defense weapons.

Therefore, we should definitely buy one for our safety and defense as well. But are you worried and confused about which self defense weapons should you choose? Does batons appeal to you? Let’s have a look at some advantages of batons that make it a very effective self defense tool.
 
Baton as a Deterrent
A baton can make others fear because anyone who looks at this club like weapon understands quickly that it is capable of giving a very hard blow. Although it does not look frightening like a knife or brass knuckles but it’s simple built delivers the message quite efficiently.
 
Non-lethal Tool
A baton is a non-lethal self defense tool. If you use a knife, a gun or brass knuckles against anyone, even for your own defense, it’s like the next thing is you going to jail. Hoever, with batons you can deliver heavy blows to your opponent so you can run off easily.

You can strike him/her on sensitive part of their body i.e. shoulders, behind knees, stomach etc to knock them off so you can escape to safety yourself. It is against law but it wouldn’t prove that strongly against you as the case of a knife or brass knuckles.
 
Convenient Use
Batons are very convenient to use. They are very portable, ultra compact and are very easy to carry. You can easily conceal them and then extend them just by the flick of your arm to perform your deed.

Expandable batons for sale are widely available in market and you should definitely try them if you want something portable and durable as your defensive weapon.