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Some women leaving the gun at home for a can of bug spray
WBTV.com ^ | 02.20.13 | Sean Edmondson

Posted on 02/24/2013 11:02:23 AM PST by Daffynition

ST. LOUIS (WFIE) -

Some women in St. Louis are ready to take aim and fire if confronted by an attacker, but their weapon of choice isn't a gun.

Instead, they're turning to a common household product to protect themselves.

It's barely seven bucks, but it makes Joy Gridnick Christensen feel a whole lot safer.

"And we keep it right here so if you came to the counter with the cash register I would just get this on you and zap you right in the face," said Christensen.

As owner of the Fountain on Locust, she's armed all her employees with wasp spray in case of an attacker and she's not the only St. Louisan using this self defense tactic.

South County resident Carol Dickinson hasn't left home without it since buying a can about a month ago.

"I keep a can of wasp spray in my car in the console where the cup holder is," said Dickinson.

Her friend sent her an email suggesting she try it.

"I can't shoot a gun but I can shoot wasp spray," said Dickinson. "

"Having a gun makes you have to have all sorts of other responsibilities," says Christensen.

And these women say it's how the spray shoots that appeals to them.

(Excerpt) Read more at wbtv.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; bugspray; guncontrol; secondamendment; selfdefense; waspspray; women
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To: Blueflag
"I keep a can of wasp spray in my car in the console where the cup holder is," said Dickinson.

Lighting the stream of spray with a lighter might not make the can explode but leaving it in the sun in a closed car might.

81 posted on 02/24/2013 4:31:10 PM PST by TigersEye (The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
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To: CPO retired

Affective = Effective (oops).

It would be “affective” too, wouldn’t it?


82 posted on 02/24/2013 6:04:12 PM PST by CPO retired
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To: Daffynition

Heh—remedy from gossip. They should find other self-defense weapons.

Some bug sprays are similar to nerve gas. First symptoms are muscle twitches, difficulty breathing, etc. One antidote is common but also dangerous without another chemical to keep the heart from stopping. I would expect a court to come down rather hard after someone—even a criminal—received much of a dose. The effect would be delayed anyway, so it might not stop an attacker.


83 posted on 02/24/2013 6:09:39 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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To: Tammy8

Why??
I’ve had it sprayed in my face as part of basic training. Nothing makes sense anymore


84 posted on 02/24/2013 6:21:03 PM PST by ncpatriot
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To: ncpatriot

I think it boils down to many not wanting others to be able to protect themselves...

I looked it up after I posted and I guess pepper spray is technically legal in all states, though regulations on sales, what kind, etc. are so numerous in some areas/states that it is very hard to find to buy and if you buy it online it can’t be shipped everywhere. So it is legal but you can’t buy it everywhere...


85 posted on 02/24/2013 6:53:15 PM PST by Tammy8 (~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)
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To: Slings and Arrows

It's a plastic see-through face shield. Similar to what someone would wear while using tools that might shoot out liquids, pieces of wood, metal, etc. Medical people also wear them when there is danger of blood or bodily fluid spray. Here's a better pic.

86 posted on 02/24/2013 7:07:16 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: CrazyIvan; Slings and Arrows
Face sheild. In case of blow back. (I’m assuming that is what the poster intended)

No. Having used that stuff on wasps, there isn't much blow back unless the wind is blowing. But the crazy looking thing might make the perp keep away!

I was actually suggesting the PERP who messes with women in areas where there is a lot of "bug spray" would get smart and wear the thing to protect HIS eyes.

When she fires and nothing happens, it's all over. She will freeze and the guy will be on her in a flash.

87 posted on 02/24/2013 7:17:46 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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88 posted on 02/24/2013 7:51:28 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: KC Burke
THANKS i have some secretarys that im gonna arm....with 'em..
89 posted on 02/24/2013 7:57:07 PM PST by jimsin
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To: Right Wing Assault

Thanks - the white background killed the scale and perspective. And yes, wasp spray is not a substitute for precision-delivered lead.


90 posted on 02/24/2013 8:14:27 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Daffynition

To women who are INvoluntarily having to do this due to libtard cowards making the laws, my deepest sympathy and may God protect you.


91 posted on 11/24/2013 10:56:19 AM PST by EternalHope13
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