| The world can be a dangerous place. Most of the | | | | mostly for animal repellent, soon adopted by hunters |
| time that is not the case. You can walk down the | | | | and forestry agents in case of a wild animal attack, |
| street safely without worries, and probably have | | | | as violent as a bear attack. Pepper spray's domestic |
| someone by your side just in case. However, for | | | | use did not pick up until the early 1990s when more |
| those rare times when it is dangerous, protection is | | | | than 3000 police forces, driven by the endorsement |
| handy to have around. Pepper spray as a compact, | | | | by the FBI of pepper spray as a safe crowd |
| easily concealed protection device is ideal for just | | | | deterrent, picked it up as a standard weapon in their |
| such situations. When going to buy pepper spray | | | | arsenal. |
| though, you might have questions as to its origins | | | | Law enforcement's decision to pick up and use the |
| and actual usage. | | | | substance led to the spread of it as a common self |
| Pepper spray, also known as OC spray (standing for | | | | defense substance throughout the nation. Marketed |
| oleoresin capsicum) is derived from a certain genus | | | | in small, compact canisters, it became quite easy to |
| of plants known as Capsicum. The most commonly | | | | buy pepper spray for use as a crime deterrent for |
| known of these is the chili pepper. Accordingly, the | | | | the average man or woman on the street. Often |
| amount of Capsaicin in the spray is measured to give | | | | concealed in a purse or something as small as a |
| the pepper spray its hotness rating and thus | | | | pendent or ring, pepper spray is a perfect self |
| effectiveness. These numbers range from lower | | | | defense tool in that it will allow the incapacitation of a |
| numbers in use by police for crowd patrol to the | | | | mugger or attacker for just long enough to run |
| industrial strength pepper spray used to subdue | | | | away. The inflammatory properties of pepper spray |
| bears. | | | | are perfectly suited to giving a victim enough time to |
| The process of grinding up peppers and using them | | | | escape. |
| to blind one's enemies has been happening since days | | | | Pepper spray, from its earliest inception has always |
| of ancient China. Developed in the 1960s, pepper | | | | been used and marketed as a repellent, a powerful |
| spray was first marketed under the name Halt Animal | | | | and natural substance that will temporarily and |
| Repellent. Pepper spray, derived from the slew of | | | | without causing permanent harm, incapacitate a |
| tear gases, mustard gases, and hybrids used by the | | | | person or animal, long enough to get away from |
| military and police forces of the world since the 19th | | | | them, or for law enforcement to arrest them. Widely |
| century, was first used by the Postal Service in the | | | | recognized as a first line of defense, pepper spray is |
| 80's as a dog repellent. | | | | a great choice for the regular citizen looking to |
| For the rest of the decade, pepper spray was used | | | | protect themselves. |