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Since I have moved into this area I open carry whenever I take my dogs for a walk. It is legal and because of the lack of people, well-tolerated. The reason I carry is that there are quite a few stray/feral dogs roaming around. I also occasionaly run into a loose dog that doesn't wild. It looks like it got loose. That made me add a weapon.

A few weeks ago I purchased a cannister of pepper spray to carry on my walks. I figured if that save the hide of me or my dogs then fine. I don't really want to kill a dog unless I absolutely have to. I also figure that the pepper spray might also fend off a nasty encounter of the human kind.

Now that I carry a gun and pepper spray, I wonder if certain legalities change?

If I was to be assaulted and used my gun, would having pepper spray screw up my legal defense? I wonder if the criminal system would question why I used lethal force when I had a nonlethal option? If a gun was aimed at me and I shot, I guess I should be fine. But what about a knife? What about a baseball bat? Should I keep the pepper spray or ditch it?