| Pepper spray is the most popular self-defense | | | | week. When you get your FID, keep it on your |
| weapon, but it is not legal in all states. At the time | | | | person (and of course, to make the FID useful, |
| of publication of this writing, common pepper | | | | keep your pepper spray on your person as well). |
| spray law was that you are allowed to carry it in | | | | Pepper Spray Litigation |
| all states. | | | | From time to time, civilians and law enforcement |
| In California, the largest can of pepper spray you | | | | officers have managed to use pepper spray |
| are legally allowed to carry is 2.5 oz. | | | | excessively or irresponsibly. Even though pepper |
| In Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, and Hawaii, | | | | spray is non-lethal, it does hurt to go through |
| pepper spray law says you are allowed carry it. | | | | getting sprayed with pepper spray. If you feel |
| There are, however, concentration limits and | | | | you have been unfairly attacked with pepper |
| other restrictions. If you live in one of these | | | | spray, you can force litigation. |
| states or plan to visit, be sure to carry a pepper | | | | Concerned citizens across the country have also |
| spray that is sold as Michigan Formula, Wisconsin | | | | noted that police offers have been known to use |
| Legal Pepper Spray, and so on. | | | | pepper spray on people when use of it was |
| If you live in or plan on visiting Massachusetts and | | | | clearly gratuitous. Litigation has been pressed, and |
| you want to carry pepper spray legally, their | | | | the media have touched on the subject to a small |
| pepper spray law says you must get a FID | | | | extent. As a result, the Justice Department |
| (Firearms Identification Card). All you do is go to | | | | commissioned a report about the benefits and |
| your local Massachusetts police station, show two | | | | dangers of pepper spray, resulting in a more |
| forms of ID, fill out a form, pay $2, and wait a | | | | education law enforcement system. |