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roy reali · August 30, 2010, 10:41 PM

Great replies and I thank all of you. However, my question is about having both pepper spray and a gun on you at the same time from legal point of view. Mainly, if a thug comes at you with a blade, and for whatever reason you shoot and kill the person, will having pepper spray have a legal effect on you.

Could a DA or a civil jury question why the nonlethal option wasn't utilized. It seems illogical, but so does the warning not to use reloaded ammo.

I wonder if someone is better off, in a legal sense, just carrying a gun?

August 30, 2010, 10:41 PM	#39
roy reali Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2005 Posts: 3,248	Thanks, but... Great replies and I thank all of you. However, my question is about having both pepper spray and a gun on you at the same time from legal point of view. Mainly, if a thug comes at you with a blade, and for whatever reason you shoot and kill the person, will having pepper spray have a legal effect on you. Could a DA or a civil jury question why the nonlethal option wasn't utilized. It seems illogical, but so does the warning not to use reloaded ammo. I wonder if someone is better off, in a legal sense, just carrying a gun?