How To Self-defense And Protect Yourself With Weapons As A Squatter

I guess here I should say - FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY…

When to defend yourself is a judgment call for each individual. There were times when you will felt it more prudent to run away or let yourself be roughed up and rolled than to whip out a weapon and have at it. It was usually pretty common for squatters to occasionally come across people who wants to harass them and who was threatening their life.

Firearms - Not for just everybody. Avoid as much as possible to not have anything to do with firearms/guns. I'm sure that most people, especially those in the slum areas, the first pick will be a firearm. But if you find yourself in a homeless situation you may find yourself, wanting to protect yourself in the beginning, however, in an inner city setting, if you are caught with firearms, you will be much in a lot of problems. It is good to know that, security forces in some areas are always vigilant about strangers, more particularly squatters. Once you get caught with firearms, that may be your end.

Only carry what won't get you into trouble, where your chances for being stopped and searched are much predicted, and if you choose to carry a weapon of any kind (of any kind), only you will be able to weigh the risks involved with having and using it. Or else, you could warrant attention from the police.

Knives - Another one that should go without saying. Whether for defense or not, everyone should have a good knife. A good lock blade or small fixed blade doesn’t matter as long as you’ve got at least one. Even kitchen knives will do in a pinch as long as you understand their limitations.

Miscellaneous Weapons

There are other weapons that can be used to defend yourself and below is a partial list that I have carried or seen carried by others;

Snap stick/Bone breaker - I will always liked this one. Basically an 11-12 inch long hardwood dowel (1"-1 1/4" thick) with a lanyard on one end. To hold, hang the lanyard off your thumb along the back of your hand; swing it up into your hand from underneath and grip loosely. Used forcefully with a snapping motion at the joints and hard points of a person’s body it causes a lot of pain and can break bones (takes practice though). 

Clubs/batons - Lengths of plumbing pipe (12-18 in) or wood. Cut down baseball bats stuffed up a coat sleeve (about the length of your forearm and hand- with your hands in your pockets. It stays in place and if needed pull your hands out and let it slip right out into your grasp). When you get right down to it there is an endless list of items that can be used as expedient clubs - look around you…