Is it legal to carry pepper spray in public for self defense?
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Yes,\n\nPepper spray is legal in all 50 states (and available at www.Defensive-Products.com).  \n\nSTATE LAWS \n\nPepper Spray is LEGAL in all 50 states. However, possession and/or use may be regulated or prohibited by law in some jurisdictions. If there is any questions, check with your local police department. \n\nMASSACHUSETTS - Massachusetts residents may only purchase defense sprays from licensed Firearms Dealers in that state. \n\nMICHIGAN - OC Pepper Spray can be no stronger then a 2% concentrate. CS is the only Tear Gas accepted and can be no larger then 35 grams per can. No combination spray allowed. Check out our Michigan approved pepper sprays \n\nNEW YORK - New York residents may only purchase defense sprays from licensed Firearms Dealers or licensed Pharmacists in that state. \n\nNEW JERSEY - New Jersey residents may only purchase defense sprays from licensed Firearms Dealers or licensed Pharmacists in that state. \n\nWASHINGTON DC - Possession must be registered with the DC Metropolitan Police\n\nCALIFORNIA - It is illegal to purchase, posses, or use any pepper spray that contains more than 2.5 ounces net weight of aerosol spray\n\nWISCONSIN - Certain types of Pepper Spray are restricted. However, No Tear gas, or UV Dye or combination sprays. OC can be no stronger then a 10% solution. Can must be between 15-60 grams only. Must have safety feature. \n\nSHIPPING RESTRICTIONS:\n\nPepper Sprays cannot be shipped outside the continental US, which includes Alaska, Hawaii, and US Territories. \n\nPepper Sprays cannot be shipped by any method other than GROUND. \n\nPepper Sprays cannot be shipped to the State of New York \n\nPepper Sprays cannot be shipped to APO or FPO mailing addresses.
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Simple question, Tracy, but it has no simple answer.\n\nFor starters, most states laws reagrd the use of deadly force as an alternative ONLY when they are inside your home & are threatening the lives of you or yours & even That is difficult to prove/justify. Furthermore, when you confront someone, even an animal in the wild, if you Do Not offer it a simple means of escape, it Will attack!\nAutomobiles are movable property & as such, the law states that you must protect yourself By Backing off & summoning help, Period! So, all those Rambo-types out there are clearly misguided souls who apparently are legends in their own minds!\n Sure, it's Your personal property but if we all started firing at every individual we claimed was stealing from us, we would eventually have anarchy cuz there are alotta variables that can come into play. Fer instance, I come home from work to discover a guy taking the stereo outta my car, do I shoot him or do I let him explain that my girl hired him to put in an even nicer one for me as a surprise b-day present! I'm a convicted felon cuz I shot a guy who was doing exactly that! I know it's a one in a million but still, the law really does serve a purpose & if we were to attempt to shoot someone who's unarmed, we become the criminal & the flip-side of that is if we attempt to stop such a person some other , non-lethal way & they are armed, we become another dead statistic...see what I mean? No simple answer but I hope I illuminated some of the uglier possibilities for ya cuz anything you can replace with a little cashflow is worth far less than you life or your own freedom....get my drift?
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There is no state law against it.  There could be a municipal code that covers it in your area, and you'd have to check with the police department to find that out.
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Its not legal in the United States. If a person lays a hand on you in any way shape form or fashion at a workplace in the US they can go to jail for assault and you can sue.
950991
It is a tricky situation to protect yourself and your family, here in Kansas, a man shot and killed an intruder, he was free from federal prosecution, but he could have been held on civil charges by the intruder's family.\nIt is also true that if your dog bites an intruder, or he gets hurt on your property(cuts his arm breaking the window) you can be sued, also if you shoot him it cannot be in the back or it is consider that he is "running away" even if he is facing the wall your stereo is on.\nThe laws need to be changed to protect the people in general, and not the criminals.
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You might find what you are looking for with a google or yahoo search.  What are you looking for?\n\nI did a little Yahoo and found the following:\n\n<A law letting people in Florida kill in self-defence on the street without first trying to flee an attacker has been passed by Florida politicians. >\n\n<Florida has more concealed weapons license holders than Texas, and the Tampa Bay region alone has more than the entire state of California.>\n\nWow, sounds like a friendly place.
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Wow.\n\nYes.  You can keep a baseball bat (or any kind of club-like device)near your seat in your car.  However, if that baseball bat is there for self-defense, there's a good chance you're going to get arrested for section 12020(a) of the Penal Code.\n\nSame thing with some types of knives.\n\nYou can legally carry a gun as long as you have had a concealed carry permit issued to you.  But please don't.\n\nI'd recommend you read through the section I quoted above, but even then you're not going to be an expert on what kind of things might be considered an illegal weapon by law enforcement.
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Walk with friends\nBuy a concealed weapon and permit (Handgun, Knife, Baton, Pepper Spray, Ect.)\nCarry a whistle
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no its not right. it sounds like self defense to me. im sure you will win in court...do you have any witnesses? you must, since someone had to call the cops
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Try this site.\n\nhttp://www.textfiles.com/politics/GUNS/caligun.law\n As far as I can read, it is considered the same as with general firearms. Discharging away from occupied dwellings is legal and you are not likely to get into any trouble for it. If you have a hunting license you should be fine in shooting critters, but you might want to check with your local fish and game service for definites. They can tell you about shooting animals on or off private property. Good luck to you.
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Yes, always remember that this is true. Cops have a badge a gun and a right. The are there to serve and protect, and in this case the owner of the business. Do you realize that even though you feel that you are doing nothing illegal, if something was to happen at that business later on that you will come immediately under suspicion. Just because you were there.
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It is illegal to be in public with an open can/bottle of alcohol in your hands, so yes it is illegal to drink in the park unless it is a festival where they have special licensing laws.
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YES, IT IS LEGAL, provided it does not cause some form of interference (like a throw hitting it).\n\nThere is no prohibition in the Official Rules against carrying the bat.\n\nSome leagues may have local rules against it, and I know some softball codes forbid it.  However, there is nothing prohibiting taking the bat with you under the Offical Rules of Baseball...
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Your other respondents have already given you the basic answer.  Where your expression creates an imminent danger to other citizens, then that expression is not allowed.  Some words are considered too inflammatory for public expression, or "fighting words".  You cannot express yourself to the point of provoking others to violence or panic where public safety is jeopardized.  That is common sense and our laws were written with a common sense public in mind.  In other words, most of us know what is right and what is wrong.  We know better than to incite a riot with lying words in a polarized crowd for instance.  Because some people are too dense to use common sense, we have had to verbalize and memorialize some of those restrictions.  Call it censorship if you wish but it is really stating certain restrictions on the freedom of expression that most of us already clearly understand.
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Why is this any of your business? If you and your neighbor are not friendly enough for you to ask him "Hey, I was wondering, do you own any firearms?" then it's really nothing you need to know. Butt out of people's private matters.
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Yes it is illegal but angry people with guns don't usually care about the law. I have been in your shoes and the man is in jail for now. In Vermont we have UMBRELLA which helps women like us find a safe place and other things that they need. They even went to court with me to keep him from trying to hurt me. Look in the yellow pages where you are for battered womens help or Legal Aid. Be careful and please stay safe. There is help out there please look into it. Thank you
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As I understand it, you can use equal force to defend yourself. This does not mean if someone comes at you with a knife, you cannot use a gun. Someone attacking you with a knife is using deadly force, and you are allowed to use deadly force to defend yourself. But, another issue is can you easily subdue that person without using deadly force. The drunk swinging the bottle at you is a good example. Sure, it can kill you, and could be considered deadly force, but can you avoid his attacks easily and disarm him?