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The equivalent discussion over on MTBR in the last few days ended up with most people arguing over what sort of firearm to carry how to carry it! The number of people saying carrying a gun while cycling was not something worth doing were in the minority and largely not American. Go figure.
The first step to effective self defence is learning to be aware of your surroundings, observe what is going on around you, where you are and where you intend to go, and to avoid putting yourself in potentially serious situations to begin with. So many people I see in London with headphones in, reading the paper, whatever, are almost completely ignorant of the world around them and consequently look surprised when the bus nearly runs them down or they suddenly find themselves closer than they might like to be to a group of dodgy looking characters.
Learn to understand your surroundings and move accordingly and you'll probably never need to apply any physical self defence.