Our interpretation of the various laws, regulations and restrictions pertaining to survival, self-reliance and self defense. Please note that we are not lawyers, and this is NOT legal advice.
Maryland: Fast Facts on Trespassing Trespass Law Covers: Buildings, Land Crime Class: Misdemeanor Fencing Required?: No. Signage Required?: Yes. Verbal Notice Required?: Only in specific circumstances if signage not posted. Maryland Trespassing Law Overview Maryland is a peculiar state when it comes to trespassing. The state statutes mandate a fairly strict reliance on posted signs …
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There aren’t really any laws concerning citizens possessing and carrying pepper spray in Indiana. Citizens are therefore allowed to carry any formulation they want and any quantity that serves their purposes, with the only de facto mandate being that any defensive spray carried for self-defense purposes must be formulated to cause no lasting harm. Other …
New Mexico is a state that is renowned for friendly laws regarding the carry of weapons by civilians, and self-defense in general. This friendly attitude also encompasses the use of defensive sprays. Civilians living in and visiting New Mexico can carry any variety of defensive spray that they choose, and in any quantity. Traditional pepper …
Oregon is perhaps a surprisingly good state regarding civilian use and ownership of pepper spray and other defensive sprays. Considering which way the political winds are blowing in that state, and an increasingly restrictive attitude on the Second Amendment, it is nice to learn that Oregon has no major restrictions whatsoever regarding the formulation or …
Rhode Island is a broadly permissive state when it comes to the civilian possession and use of pepper spray, including other defensive spray formulations. One must only be 18 years of age or older to possess pepper spray in the state, and there are no other restrictions on the quantity, formulation or any other salient …
Mississippi is a state that largely affirms a citizen’s right to self-defense, and this affirmation extends to the possession and use of pepper spray and other defensive sprays within the state. Mississippi imposes no practical restrictions on the types of sprays or the quantity that may be carried by law-abiding citizens. So long as you …
New Hampshire is a state with clearly codified laws concerning self-defense sprays, and takes pains to define them for use throughout the state statutes. Happily, there are not many restrictions concerning them in the state, and citizens may possess any typical formulation or any quantity that they desire so long as it is only for …
I’m happy to report that Utah is a state with highly modern, grounded and well written self-defense statutes that include that ever important stand-your-ground provision. So long as the individual or another person is threatened with unlawful force that could result in death or great bodily injury, or threatened with the imminent commission of any …
Idaho is a remarkably good state when it comes to pepper spray laws because they basically “don’t have any”! That is not entirely true, of course, as the criminal misuse of pepper spray can still get you into big trouble, but they do not institute any major restrictions of any kind on pepper spray or …
When it comes to pepper spray laws, Montana is among the friendliest places there is. The state has vanishingly few if any restrictions concerning civilian acquisition, possession, and use of defensive sprays in self-defense. Civilians may select any typical non-injurious formulation, and carry any quantity that suits their purposes. Furthermore, the purchasing of pepper spray …
