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With my luck I'd be put in a situation to use pepper spray and just as I pressed the button I'd get a wind direction change and find myself curled up in a ball on the floor getting pummled.

dicion wrote:It's more than reasonable, it's recommended by many people who frequent this forum.

It works as a good non-lethal force in some situations, and, if you are required to go to lethal force, it shows the jury that you TRIED to end it non-lethally.
Obviously, if a situation calls for lethal force from the get go, you skip the pepper spray and go straight to the handgun. But it's always good to have options.

Also, spraying a dog in the face with pepper spray is generally considered a better solution than shooting it most of the time.

Cool - so what are some other options the non lethal tactics? I know, escape, pepper spray.... stun gun? And can these items be concealed legally?

Would it be reasonable to carry a can of pepper spray along with a concealed weapon?
I was talking with the wife on situations to pull my weapon and when situations didn't warrent putting a few bullets in someone.

So the question is, how many of you have the option of a second type of weapon to protect yourself when the situation is bad, but not bad enough to take someone's life or not practical to pull a pistol, say a very crowded area? But pepper spray in a crowded area has it's problems too.

Thoughts?

Hope I wrote that out right so that I get my question off properly. lol