Abstract: A security hand band is formed of a strip of bright colored, waterproof cloth. The strip has a first opening adjacent one end thereof to receive a user's thumb. After the user inserts the thumb in the first opening, the strip is passed around the back of the hand and then wrapped around the palm of the hand so that a second opening in the strip also receives the thumb of the user. The strip has attaching elements on its end beyond the second opening for cooperation with attaching elements on the portion of the strip passed over the back of the hand initially so as to retain the strip on the hand. The two openings are large enough to enable various size hands to use the security hand band. The portion of the strip in the palm of the hand of the user has a Velcro material to attach a canister of tear gas, for example, thereto through the canister having Velcro material for attaching to the Velcro material on the strip. The strip also has reflectors on its end beyond the second opening to reflect light at night.