Pepper spray, aka mace, is an effective, non-lethal form of self-defense. And yet, it's just about impossible to get in New York, thanks to a state law that bans shipping it to addresses here and only ...
There's a push in New York to ease the state's pepper spray laws to allow people to buy it in more stores and online. State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat from Staten Island, introduced a ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New Yorkers could soon find it easier to buy pepper spray under a bill introduced by state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton. Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat who represents the North ...
Protests against treatment of people detained at Delaney Hall turned physical on Memorial Day when officers used pepper spray ...
A year ago, at CES, I broke out the snark-hammer at 444, a startup that was trying to make a “smart” pepper spray device. I came across the same company again at CES this year. To my surprise, it had ...
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania bill modeled on a federal law signed by President Barack Obama earlier this spring to give pepper spray to federal corrections officers would provide the same protection to ...