NON-LETHAL SELF DEFENSE WEAPONS, Self Defense Blog

Why carry Pepper Spray?

Why carry Pepper Spray? Whether you are riding your bicycle, walking the dog, out for a run or driving the family RV to your favorite camp site, please carry your non-lethal self-defense device on your person. No personal defense item will help you if it’s packed away in a suitcase or locked away in your glove compartment. Your life would depend on “fast access” and you knowing how to operate the unit, instinctively.

Keep all chemical sprays away from the reach of children.

“Immediate recall” on how to use any protection device is essential to your safety and positive outcome.

“Muscle memory ” involves consolidating a specific motor task into memory through repetition/motor learning.”

In all 50 states and Washington D.C., it is legal to use pepper spray for self-defense purposes.”

1. States restrict the size and or amount of pepper spray within the canister.

2. Other states have stipulations on the strength of capsaicin, to between 2% and 10%.

3. Pepper spray containing tear gas is illegal in some states.

4. Some states restrict the shipping of this personal defense weapon.

The goal of using pepper spray is to temporarily disable the person and give the victim enough time to flee the scene.