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Today I welcome Michael Mercer to the show to discuss a powerful innovation in personal defense that addresses a growing concern for many Americans. Michael is a retired police officer with over 30 years of experience and the founder of F3Defense, a company that developed the world’s only patented vehicle-mounted pepper spray system.

We’re seeing more incidents where people are attacked in or around their vehicles. Protestors block roads. Mobs surround cars. Sometimes these situations turn violent. Most of my audience is armed, but no one wants to use deadly force if it can be avoided. I’ve always recommended pepper spray as a first option, but most systems require you to exit your vehicle. F3Defense changes that.

Their platform allows drivers to deploy pepper spray from inside the vehicle. That means you can create a safe zone without stepping out into danger. Whether you’re a civilian, truck driver, or law enforcement officer, this is a tool that adds a critical layer to your use-of-force options.

Funny enough, I came up with an idea for something like this myself. When I started researching it, I found out Michael and his team had already built it, worked out the kinks, and were in production. So today we’re going to dig into how it works, who it’s for, and why it matters now more than ever.

Join Michael and I today as we Discuss…

• Why Michael moved from consulting to product development
• How the F3Defense system actually works
• What makes vehicle-mounted pepper spray unique
• How civilians, cops, and truckers use the system differently
• What trends pushed the need for non-lethal vehicle defense
• Why they chose to make their own OC and CS formulas
• How real-world police work shaped the system’s design
• Where this fits in the bigger picture of de-escalation
• What it took to scale up after national recognition
• How chemical agent training shaped product decisions
• What kind of training users need for real-world use
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The What Does AI Want To Ask Closing Questions…

• How F3Defense navigates legal differences across states
• What early users are saying and how it’s shaping development
• What Michael would build if he had a James Bond gadget budget
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