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DO YOU CARRY PEPPER SPRAY?

Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:51:30 GMT

Many years ago I ordered Pepper Spray from an ad I saw, two for x amount of dollars, don't remember how much. Thankfully I never had to use them but just knowing I had one in my handbag was comforting.

Because they are very old I decided to order new ones and have to determine which I prefer, Gel Pepper Spray or Liquid Pepper Spray. The Gel looks very interesting and my question to everyone who carries the spray is, which would you prefer, the Gel or the Liquid?

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sunshine45 — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:55:14 GMT

i dont carry pepper spray, but maybe i should?

i DO carry a birdie personal alarm. i also gave some as christmas gifts.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:03:14 GMT

I carry Mace or Takedown in gel. Takedown is some nasty stuff so highly recommend if available in your state.

Please take a training class if you're a novice.

It's only meant to give you time to get away. Nothing more.

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Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:09:56 GMT

@sunshine45 Please tell me what a Birdie Personal Alarm is, I have never heard of it. The thing I like about Pepper Spray is that it renders the perpetrator useless while giving one time to get to safety. According to what I read about the Gel Spray is that not only does it stop them in their tracks, it causes great discomfort at the same time.

Whether or not you should carry Pepper Spray , is of course a persoanl preference.

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BalletBabe — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:10:47 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma wrote:
Many years ago I ordered Pepper Spray from an ad I saw, two for x amount of dollars, don't remember how much. Thankfully I never had to use them but just knowing I had one in my handbag was comforting.

Because they are very old I decided to order new ones and have to determine which I prefer, Gel Pepper Spray or Liquid Pepper Spray. The Gel looks very interesting and my question to everyone who carries the spray is, which would you prefer, the Gel or the Liquid?

I carry pepper spray and a body alarm and when I walk I carry a Stun Gun. I was attacked a few years ago and those items saved my life.

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Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:14:56 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
I carry Mace or Takedown in gel. Takedown is some nasty stuff so highly recommend if available in your state.

Please take a training class if you're a novice.

It's only meant to give you time to get away. Nothing more.

@Snowpuppy If I'm not mistaken, I believe the Gel Spray also has mace in it. In any event, what you have is an excellent deterrent. I hope you will never have to use it.

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Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:22:35 GMT

@BalletBabe I am so sorry you were ever put in the position to have to fight for your life. At the same time I am thrilled that you prepared yourself should you ever be attacked. God Bless you BalletBabe, that had to have been a horrible experience.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:32:42 GMT

Mace and Takedown are brand names. The % of actual compounds can vary and some states limit what you can legally own.

Gel formulas are sticky and tough to wash off. It also has a glow to it that is visible on the skin and clothing where sprays are runny.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:38:37 GMT

I take my dogs for walks on my mobility scooter. I have pepper spray I keep in the basket. We have strick laws against loose dogs but you never know when one will jump a fence and wander the streets. I've got a little yapper that would challenge a mastiff so I carry the spray to protect us all. I've never used it.

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sunshine45 — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:45:05 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma

Birdie––a modern, personal safety alarm––to help deter an attack. If threatened, activate Birdie's siren and flashing light to create a diversion.

This personal safety device is designed with a deafening 130dB siren (about as loud as a jet engine roaring at about 100 feet) and a strobe light. Birdie is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and can easily be attached to your belt loop, wristlet, shirt loop, or purse. The alarm’s siren can sound for about 40 minutes on new batteries, allowing time for someone to notice that something is wrong and help is needed.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:49:48 GMT

No. Never have.

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Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 04:40:19 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Lindsays Grandma

Birdie––a modern, personal safety alarm––to help deter an attack. If threatened, activate Birdie's siren and flashing light to create a diversion.

This personal safety device is designed with a deafening 130dB siren (about as loud as a jet engine roaring at about 100 feet) and a strobe light. Birdie is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and can easily be attached to your belt loop, wristlet, shirt loop, or purse. The alarm’s siren can sound for about 40 minutes on new batteries, allowing time for someone to notice that something is wrong and help is needed.

@sunshine45 I'm impressed, where do they sell these?

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Anonymous032819 — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 04:48:13 GMT

No, I never have, and I never would, because they give one a false sense of security.

All the perp would have to do is wrestle it away from you, and use it against you. Also, better hope that you are up wind if you do use it, otherwise, the wind can blow the spray right back in to your face.

No, the best thing is to know self defense. Everyone can learn self defense. Even a 95 year old who weighs less than 100 pounds can learn self defense.

Your BEST weapons are your hands, elbows, knees, feet, and most importantly, your voice. Know where and how to strike the attacker.

Those are weapons that can't be taken away from you and used against you.

Mace, pepper spray, stun gun can be.

Don't fool yourself in to thinking that they can't be, because they can.

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hckynut — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 04:51:27 GMT

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@Lindsays Grandma

No, I carry a 9mm handgun, legally.

hckynut

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Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 04:56:18 GMT

@hckynut Of course if I had a gun I would carry that instead of the Pepper Spray. And considering the threats I am getting from my ex son-in-law perhaps it's time for me to get a gun, I do know how to use them.

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Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 05:49:13 GMT

@Anonymous032819 wrote:
No, I never have, and I never would, because they give one a false sense of security.

All the perp would have to do is wrestle it away from you, and use it against you. Also, better hope that you are up wind if you do use it, otherwise, the wind can blow the spray right back in to your face.

No, the best thing is to know self defense. Everyone can learn self defense. Even a 95 year old who weighs less than 100 pounds can learn self defense.

Your BEST weapons are your hands, elbows, knees, feet, and most importantly, your voice. Know where and how to strike the attacker.

Those are weapons that can't be taken away from you and used against you.

Mace, pepper spray, stun gun can be.

Don't fool yourself in to thinking that they can't be, because they can.

@Anonymous032819 ...Not everyone, as you have said, is capable of using their hands/bodies as self defense, trust me. Which means we will use whatever we can that is available to us. But thanks for your input anyway.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 07:22:46 GMT

I don't carry pepper spray, an alarm and certainly not a gun.

Even though I can name 6 people off the top of my head, people I knew well, that have been murdered here in the county, I'm not worried enough to carry a "weapon".

One mass shooting was about a mile from my house.

Folks should do what they need to do to feel safe, I don't feel the need.

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BalletBabe — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 11:03:22 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma wrote:
@BalletBabe I am so sorry you were ever put in the position to have to fight for your life. At the same time I am thrilled that you prepared yourself should you ever be attacked. God Bless you BalletBabe, that had to have been a horrible experience.

@Lindsays Grandma Hi, Yes it was. The police were really impressed. I actually gave alarms and pepper spray to everyone that year for Christmas. TY

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Greeneyedlady21 — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:17:53 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma wrote:
@hckynut Of course if I had a gun I would carry that instead of the Pepper Spray. And considering the threats I am getting from my ex son-in-law perhaps it's time for me to get a gun, I do know how to use them.

If you have direct written or recorded evidence of his threats against you take it to law enforcement. Your local police to start with.

I would still carry personal protection. But you're not legally allowed to threaten people with violence or bodily harm, if he's doing that.

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tototwo — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:08:29 GMT

I used to carry mace in a handy-dandy little holster thing. Then, one day I saw that mace holster at the bottom of my purse and realized that by the time I unzipped my purse, found it in the bottom, unsnapped its top, aimed it, pushed the button, I'd probably be dead.

Heck, I'd probably been killed while unzipping my purse.