Personal self-defense device

A self-defense device, comprising:

• a housing structure having a first housing body and a second housing body, wherein each one of the housing bodies has an interior space accessible though an opening within a first end portion thereof and wherein one of the housing bodies is slideably mounted within the interior space of the other one of the housing bodies through the opening at the first end portion thereof;
• a spray apparatus attached to a second end portion of one of the housing bodies, wherein the spray apparatus allows a substance configured for impairing at least one of sight and respiratory function of a person to be selectively sprayed therefrom;
• a support structure attached to a second end portion of one of the housing bodies, wherein the support structure is configured for supporting the housing structure in an upright position when the support structure is engaged with an underlying support surface;
• and
• a sound generating mechanism jointly within the interior space of each one of the housing bodies and connected to each one of the housing bodies, wherein the sound generating mechanism audibly simulates the sound of a shotgun being pumped when one of the housing bodies is slid longitudinally with respect to the other one of the housing bodies.