| Pepper Spray - A Personal Safety Product
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| | We can not assume that we are always
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| In January,President George W. Bush
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| | safe. Crime can happen to anyone at
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| signed the reauthorization of the
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| | anytime.
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| "Violence Against Women Act" without
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| | Is there a way you can safeguard yourself
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| public debate . More than two out of five
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| | and protect your freedom?
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| women have experienced sexual abuse in
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| | Yes! You Can Stop It!
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| their lifetimes as per the study by
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| | Personal safety products like pepper
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| American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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| | spraysare most powerful when you believe
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| Law enforcement is very much aware of
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| | in yourself. When you believe in
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| this situation and they are doing their
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| | yourself, you are far more likely
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| part diligently to curb it, but there is
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| | to:Trust your sense of what's going
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| only so much they can do. In addition to
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| | on.Pay attention to the warnings your
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| relying on the law enforcement, you can
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| | awareness and intuition can give
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| take initiative to protect your
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| | you.Believe in your ability to verbally
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| invaluable freedom.
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| | or physically defend yourself.Give
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| You might be thinking that it can be
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| | yourself the caring, safety and security
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| dangerous to even think about self
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| | you deserve.When you believe in yourself,
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| defense when faced with violent crime. An
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| | most people looking to cause a problem
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| attempt at self defense can turn a
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| | will leave you alone.
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| robbery into a murder--your own. So it's
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| | Personal safety grows from the power,
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| better to be equipped with safety
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| | energy, and passion you want in every
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| products like a pepper spray, which help
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| | part of life. Personal safety became a
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| us to defend on sudden attacks in parking
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| | national priority and Personal safety
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| lots, ATM centers and other secluded
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| | products like Pepper Spraysare the best
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| places. A majority of law enforcement
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| | protection available. Pepper Sprays stop
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| personnel carry a pepper spray for
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| | human attacks quickly, safely, and
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| protection against assaults from
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| | effectively. Pepper spray, used in self
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| criminals.
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| | defense against dogs, human attackers,
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| The truth is that in this uncertain world
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| | comes in an aerosol form and its active
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| the truest safety we have is the safety
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| | ingredient is OC (oleoresin capsicum) - a
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| we create within ourselves. Being
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| | term used in reference to Chile peppers.
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| terrified in the face of crime only makes
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| | What does a pepper spray contain and how
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| us miserable and accomplishes the goal of
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| | does it work?Pepper spray products
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| crime, which is to create widespread fear
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| | contain the ingredient called Oleoresin
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| and instability.
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| | Capsicum (OC) . They come in either 10%
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| Let us educate ourselves with the crime
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| | or 15% (the highest percentage allowed by
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| facts:
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| | law), and have a 2 million Scoville heat
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| Crime Statistics:
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| | rating. OC is a directive of hot Cayenne
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| 82% of society will be a victim of a
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| | Peppers. It is pure, non-toxic and
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| violent crime during their lifetimes.3
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| | nonflammable. OC is not an irritant like
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| out of 4 women will be victims of at
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| | tear gas but an inflammatory agent.
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| least one Sexual Abuse.
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| | Contact with mucous membranes (eyes,
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| Every hour, 16 women confront
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| | nose, throat and lungs) causes an
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| rapists.Every two minutes, somewhere in
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| | immediate dilation of the capillaries of
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| America, someone is sexually assaulted.
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| | the eyes, resulting in temporary
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| In 2002, there were a total of 4,854
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| | blindness and constricted breathing. It
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| cases of aggravated assault in Washington
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| | does not interfere with necessary
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| DC.On a daily basis, this computes to
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| | breathing to sustain life. Effects last
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| 13.2 aggravated assaults a day
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| | 30 to 45 minutes. So victim can have
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| In Maryland, there were 3,228 cases of
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| | enough time to escape and call for help.
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| larceny and thefts per 100,000 people in
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| | Is the usage of a Pepper Spray legal?
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| 2002.This is one-third higher than the
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| | Yes, but you may not carry it on an
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| national average rate of 2,445.8 cases
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| | airplane and some US states have pepper
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| per 100,000.
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| | spray restrictions and formulation rules
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| In Detroit, there were 41.79 murders per
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| | as mentioned below:Massachusetts - you
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| 100,000 people in 2002.This is alarmingly
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| | must have a Firearms Identification Card
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| way above the national average rate of
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| | (FID) to possess and/or use pepper spray
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| 5.6 for the same year.In 2002, with the
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| | Michigan - specific pepper or tear gas
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| exception of burglaries
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| | formulations are requiredNew York -
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| Philadelphia led all crime levels which
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| | pepper spray must be purchased from a New
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| were above the national average rates for
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| | York state licensed firearm dealer or
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| murder, forcible rape, robbery,
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| | pharmacistWisconsin - state formulations
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| aggravated assaults, larceny/theft and
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| | do not allow UV dye in pepper spray NOTE:
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| motor vehicle theft.
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| | It is best to contact your state or local
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| Violent Crime (Murder, Rape, Robbery,
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| | law enforcement department to know
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| Assault)
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| | whether the usage of pepper spray is
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| Year-------------Total Cases
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| | legal or not.
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| 2000-------------1,425,486
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| | Pepper Spray is a valuable self defense
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| 2001-------------1,439,480
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| | tool, but could be a weapon if not used
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| 2002-------------1,423,677
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| | properlyFollow the basic safety
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| 2003-------------1,381,259
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| | precautions and rules. Enjoy the feeling
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| 2004-------------Not Available
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| | of security, confidence it offers.
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| 2005-------------Not Available
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| | For more information on personal safety
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| Property Crime (Burglary, Larceny,
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| | products and their legal restrictions on
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| Vehicle Theft)
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| | their usage please visit Pepper Spray
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| Year------------Total Cases
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| 2000------------10,182,584
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| | Andy Jones -Media Relations,
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| 2001------------10,437,189
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| | Namebrands Retail LLC
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| 2002------------10,455,277
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| | Pepper Sprays
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| 2003------------10,435,523
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| | Ezine articles expert author
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| 2004------------Not Available
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| | Copyright ©2006 Namebrands Retail LLC,
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| 2005------------Not Available
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| | All rights reserved. Free reprint rights
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| Source: Sourcebook of Bureau of Justice
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| | with proper credit to the author.
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| Statistics - 31st Edition
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