By: Chad Bush
Submitted: 2010-07-30 17:06:35 | Word Count: 750
Buy Pepper spray for individual protection and you can think that you just have violated a law.
Relax, pepper spray is legal in all 50 states and territories of the United States. As I wrote in my first story, in some states is the procedure where to buy pepper spray is regulated, but the spray itself is legal. I will keep a link to my original post at the end of this article so you can familiarize with the few state regulations.
Pepper spray is not lethal if someone is hit by it, but it will cause pain. The pain and suffering are transient. This is the whole point of the application of defensive sprays to start with: to disrupt somebody's act of violence by creating a short-term diversion, like pain. When you are successful sending a gush of pepper spray into your assailant's face, the excruciating agony will switch his focus from the attack to protecting himself. At this moment of interruption, you have to go away immediately .
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Be aware that accidents do happen:
Number 1
After you buy pepper spray always check that your pepper spray canister is secured inside the case or that the lid is closed properly. If you commonly leave your pepper spray in a purse for a long time, make a point of taking it out regularly to ensure it is safe. Check whatever security mechanism the canister has, it's usually a simple latch, check it's locked.
Number 2
When it's hot outside, check to fetch your pepper spray canister from your vehicle and carry it with you because even on the warm day your car can quickly become a real oven. When the sun is going full blast, the temperature inside the vehicle can reach approximately 190 degrees (no kidding) or more. This is way higher than official temperature for aerosol pepper sprays. By leaving your can inside the vehicle you are risking to make a leakage that may contaminate your automobile and certainly damage your defense spray.
Number 3
Kids are innately inquiring and also can get their small hands on your pepper spray. Pepper sprays are supposed to make it difficult for children to actuate them. Difficult but not impossible. Regardless of all safety mechanisms and latches, by no means leave your defense spray in an unattended purse when your child or someone else's kid is present.
What to do:
If an accident occurs and you have pepper spray on yourself, do not panic. If you experience pain, bear in mind that the pain will decrease over time. First minutes are the hardest because the eyes will dilate and your vision will be impaired. The breathing will also be affected. Trying to scrub the pepper spray off with cold water brings relief but does not stop the pain. Pepper spray in canisters is an oil-based product, so it does not washes off easily. You have to wait it through. In 20-40 minutes the pain subsides but irritation might remain for much longer.
There are products, like napkins and towlettes, saturated in some chemical solution to help you wash the spray off yourself. They might cut down the time your skin is exposed to the pepper spray but they do not reduce the first effects of the pepper spray contamination. You can get these towlettes where you normally buy pepper spray.
Remember when you buy pepper spray products you plan to have them within your reach at all times. Otherwise, why bother? The threat can be around the corner or can never come into your life. Whatever your fate is, if you bought the defense spray, please carry it on yourself at all times and know how to use it.
Practice makes it perfect. The practice is very simple: try to pull your pepper spray canister from its habitual place, like a belt clip, a purse, a pocket and aim it toward the supposed assailant. Make sure, the nozzle is pointed away from yourself and in the direction of the target. Ensure your fingers are familiar with the safety latch and can engage/disengage it easily. Try this routine few times a week, try it with your eyes closed to guarantee your body will perform all these simple actions instinctively even when in danger. It's that down-to-earth. It's that crucial.
Buy Pepper spray for individual protection and you can think that you just have violated a law.