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.
Contrary to what is sometimes reported, Colorado does not have a true stand-your-ground law. What stand-your-ground provisions they have in the law is really a sort of halfway version of Castle Doctrine, where defenders have a right to defend themselves against someone who has illegally entered their home, but only so long as another crime …
Tennessee has self-defense laws, including a stand-your-ground provision, that might be described as largely standard for laws of this type. Tennessee’s self-defense law is entirely sturdy, well-rounded and strongly on the side of the individual citizen who is attacked, especially if they are attacked in their home, business, vehicle or any other place they have …
New Mexico is something of a unique case when it comes to stand-your-ground laws. Though New Mexico is regarded as a decidedly self-defense friendly state, it does not have a true stand-your-ground statute according to the now typical standards of the day. Instead, New Mexico relies on specific jury instructions that notify jurors a defender …
Since a recent overhaul of the state’s self-defense laws occurred, Montana now proudly boasts one of the most pro-citizen set of stand-your-ground laws on the books anywhere in the nation. Montana allows citizens to meet the unlawful use of force against themselves or another with force of their own with no attendant obligation to retreat …
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Despite recent, serious and marked anti-gun initiatives, Virginia is a state that still has reasonably robust laws concerning self-defense on its books. It even has a form of what would recognizably be called Castle Doctrine and stand-your-ground provisions. However, Virginia is far more restrictive regarding the circumstances under which one may claim self-defense and take …
Ohio is a legally friendly state as far as pepper spray is concerned. Citizens may freely purchase and possess all manner of defensive sprays in any standard formulation they desire, and they may also carry any quantity that they are comfortable with. However, Ohio does prohibit convicted felons from owning or possessing defensive sprays and …
West Virginia is a permissive state concerning civilian use and carry of self-defense sprays such as pepper spray. Although sometimes reported as being strict against the use of defensive sprays thanks to a simple misunderstanding in the way certain statutes are interpreted, West Virginia is in reality extremely permissive with no major restrictions on formula, …
Kentucky is one of the most second amendment friendly states around, and thankfully as one would expect this extends to the use of defensive sprays by civilians. Kentucky has absolutely no laws restricting the use of pepper spray or other defensive sprays on the basis of formula, capacity or any other essential characteristics except those …
Washington D.C. is rightly regarded as infamous for its draconian restrictions on firearms and general otherness compared to the laws elsewhere in the land throughout the United States. It is perhaps surprising then that D.C. is so permissive when it comes to civilian possession and use of pepper sprays, at least compared to their firearms …
Vermont is a US state that gets high marks for permissibility. This state places effectively no restrictions on civilian possession, carry and use of pepper spray so long as they are not committing any crime, or using the spray in the furtherance of the commission of a crime. All common formulations are allowed, and citizens …
