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6 Myths About Pepper (OC) Spray

Pepper (OC) spray is one of the cheapest, most effective, and easiest-to-conceal non-lethal self-defense tools available. It provides a critical “reactionary gap” by temporarily blinding and incapacitating an attacker from a distance, allowing you to escape to safety.

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But this GAT Daily article says “there’s a lot of mixed information and misinformation concerning this handheld defense weapon.” It has identified the following 6 myths you should be aware of:

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Religious Liberty Commission Report Addresses Violence Against Houses of Worship

Americans should view religion as an “essential support” and always remember “the Creator who made us and bestows our rights….The Constitution protects religious liberty not by exiling religion from public life, but by preventing government from controlling it.”

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So says the 224-page Presidential Religious Liberty Commission Report: Americans’ First Freedom published June 26, 2026 that identifies emerging threats to religious liberty, and makes recommendations for upholding “Federal laws that protect all citizens’ full participation in a pluralistic democracy, and protect the free exercise of religion.”

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Interview With Active Shooter Incident Expert, Lt. Col. Ed Monk

SemperVerus interviewed Ed Monk, retired Army officer, former schoolteacher, law enforcement officer and firearms trainer, and author of First 30 Seconds: The Active Shooter Problem.

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What led you to conduct your extensive research and write the book, First 30 Seconds?
I started researching the Active Shooter problem because of my transition from the Army to public education. In August of 2007, I retired from the Army after 24 years of active duty and 15 months after returning from duty in Iraq. I was an Armor officer, so I served mostly in units with tanks. Planning for, analyzing, and wargaming violence was my job.

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Hostility Spreading Against Religious People: Pew Research

In Pew Research Center’s latest global study of religious freedom, Israel and Bangladesh have joined Nigeria, India, Syria, and Pakistan as the six nations that experienced very high social hostilities against religion in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available.

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An additional 49 countries encountered high levels of religion-driven social hostilities in 2023, bringing the total to 55 countries—28% of countries—with elevated levels of religion-driven social hostilities. The annual study covers two types of indexes—Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities—in a total of 198 countries and territories.

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Personal Defense World EDC Video Series: Vehicle Situational Awareness

The print and digital magazine Personal Defense World describes itself as “your go-to site for everything essential to serious self-defense.” One of its feature productions is the Everyday Carry Video Series offering brief instructional videos on a variety of EDC topics.

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Below is the EDC 7-minute video explaining the importance of being situationally aware as a self-defense tool while walking to your vehicle. Following that is the list of, and links to, other videos in the series.

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