walmart supercenter in hermitage is the new dark alley in downtown memphis.

anyone know the law on using pepper spray?

I wasn't aware there were any laws regarding pepper spray, in self-defense, anyways.

I want to say that I recall it being illegal, but I could be wrong.

hmmm

i'm hoping jc will have input on this. he knows laws and stuff.

I'd spray first and let them ask questions later. Claiming ignorance to the law can go a long way sometimes.

According to SelfDefenCe.com

PEPPER SPRAY REGULATIONS

Pepper spray cannot be shipped outside the United States.

Pepper spray is legal in all 50 states.

Due to the nature of the product, shipping regulations require pepper spray to be shipped via ground delivery only (air services not allowed). Possession and/or use may be regulated or prohibited by law in some jurisdictions (see below for known regulations). If there are any questions, check with your local police department.


Wisconsin - Special state formulation does not allow UV dye (see our Wisconsin Approved State Formulas)

Michigan - Specific pepper or tear gas formulations are required (see our Michigan Approved State Formulas)

New York - Must be purchased from a New York state licensed firearm dealer or pharmacist

Massachusetts - Must have Firearms Identification Card (FID)

(Edited by Brother Love at 10:02 pm on Feb. 2, 2004)

Speaking of pepper spray, I'm taking a Self defense Class on campus.. An my teacher is so Pro-Mace. He told us to get 2 cans of it, one for practice to learn how to use it.. and one for attackers.. Afterall you should know how to spray it, you wouldn't have time to read the directions right

I always imagined that it would be about like hairspray or any other spray bottle type thing. Is it not? Is there some secret to it, or does it require some aiming technique?

I had a friend who had a more of a liquid type pepper spray. He also put it on his food

by hairspray, do you mean like aerosol hairspray? because i don't think that's what pepper spray is like. but what do i know?

My old sister bought a can one time and there was this yellow tab that had to be pushed up and turned to the side, but that was a while ago, changes may have been made and stuff..

Good point. You better be getting the child-proof kind. Olive and Chloe could have a grand old time with that stuff.

I use it to spice up my garlic bread.

where does one purchase mace?

The bottle of pepper spray I have requires you to push a little glow in the dark tab to the side and press down and aim. It's not complicated. I don't know why one would have to practice. And it's nothing like hairspray. It comes out in a stream of liquid...kind of like a water gun.

I got mine a few years ago at a hardware store. That's the only place I've ever seen them at.

(Edited by Sexy Sadie at 10:29 am on Feb. 4, 2004)

Don't point it towards the wind.

she speaks of holden's hardware, located on the square in murfreesboro.

You know, my dad told me that when I was 3... he also told me not to pull the mask from the old Lone Ranger, and not to mess around with Jim.

(Edited by Peace Frog at 11:10 am on Feb. 4, 2004)

You should refrain from stepping on Superman's cape while you're at it.

Ha, we're old.

Or you have a radio.

i never liked jim croce

Are you saying my father's advice is from Jim Croce?

Now that I know Ray's feelings on Jim Croce, I can die a happy man... I was up all night last night wondering if Ray thought "Time in a Bottle" was a haunting tune on par with the masterful Zam Pheer and his pan flute, or if he just didn't care for the witty folk stylings of said Croce...

You're mean. Why, meaner than a junkyard dog.

That makes two RDs.

brothers in arms, we are....

My sister did that with her mace years ago when she was "testing" hers out like the instructions said to, and I, the unsuspecting kid playing around the pool, was the victim. That stuff burned like hell, and I didn't even know what was going on, I thought I would go blind. I don't think the chlorine made things any better.

Yeah, I got pepper sprayed by law enforcement, though not a direct hit, & it was really bad for my skin. Also, the stupidest friend I ever had in middle school thought my self-defense pepper spray was perfume and sprayed it all over my room. I think it's like most "weapons" people buy to defend themselves- I think it's most often turned around & used on the victim by the perp

Also, found this at peppersprayinc.com:

"While pepper spray is legal for use against bears in most states, the use of mace and tear gas is not"

(Edited by Lauren at 8:48 am on Feb. 6, 2004)

so

how much does pepperspray cost?

My roomate has some on a keychain, and she said it cost about ten bucks. It's also looks childproof, you have to push the lever over and then spray.

Does that mean Sina may have a problem operating it?

No, no.....funny, but no. She has kids, right? I was just trying to help.....why you wanna get me in trouble, yo?

Besides, it's fun to Google things when I have no work to do.

Is that what they're calling it these days? Have you ever "Googled The Privates"?

I think I'll Google The Privates right now.

Forbes.com was my first reslut. Googling Privates makes you money.

Well played. Did you mean to mispell "result" or was that a Fruedian slip?

(Edited by carligula at 3:36 pm on Feb. 6, 2004)

I just now noticed that....unintentional misspelling. However, I do find it apt, so it's obviously Freudian.

(Edited by MissSeptember at 3:38 pm on Feb. 6, 2004)