They say knowledge is power -- but you're gonna need more than book smarts or sculpted muscles alone to grasp the basics of self-defense. With today's deal from Freedom Firearms, pay $37 (regularly $80) and score a women's self-defense and personal protection class. Convene your girls for a different kind of gathering at your home, or assemble your crew in a meeting room at the Embassy Suites hotel in Concord, and garner advice from NRA- and North Carolina Justice Academy-certified instructors on how to protect yourself. In this class, you'll not only learn about options for nonlethal protection -- such as pepper sprays, mace, and tasers -- but you'll also get actual hands-on experience using pepper spray, as well as witness demos of the spray and tasers. Stay aware of your surroundings and combine those newfound skills with the sharpness of your mind to ensure you don't become a victim.