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Pepper Spray Part 2
By Liza Cooper | November 8, 2009
Pepper spray has been used by police and federal law enforcement organizations for decades, and it has an excellent safety and effectiveness record. It is probably the best “general purpose” self-defense tool that you can find, though nothing is 100% effective. The spray may not work on some violent, goal-oriented, people, and may not work fast enough to be effective against someone who is armed.
In most states, pepper spray is legal to purchase. You can probably find it at hardware stores or firearm retail outlets. The likelihood of you finding it at Wal-Mart, however, is slim.
Please do understand that the effective use of pepper spray depends on a variety of factors. Police officers do use pepper spray, but they have had training on how to use it correctly. Factors that influence its effectiveness include the proximity of the attacker versus you, how much spray you deploy, and where you deploy it at. For maximum effectiveness, it must be sprayed in the eyes.
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