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- From: harp@netcom.com (Gregory O. Harp)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Effectiveness of pepper gas
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.130053.15874@netcom.com>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 16:11:12 GMT
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- forda@gtephx.UUCP (Andrew Ford @ AGCS, Phoenix, Arizona) writes:
-
- #In article <C1HMLF.78B@wsrcc.com>, wolfgang@wsrcc.com (Wolfgang S. Rupprecht) writes:
- ## I'm was told by a lady displaying the 10% and 15% variety at a recent
- ^^^ ^^^
- ## show that Oleoresin Capsicum is only approved for use against animals
- ## in California. She paused, and then added, "The 15% is good for
- ## animals up to 250lbs."
-
- There was something on TV recently about these sprays (I'm sorry I
- can't recall when and where) where more than one medical professional
- said that 5% is sufficient to "saturate" the senses. The higher
- percentages were, in there opinions, a waste.
-
- BTW, _she_ can spray a 250lb animal with the stuff. _I'm_ going to be
- looking for an escape route. ;)
-
- [Anecdote about police use of OC spray deleted.]
-
- #Editorial: in another few seconds, the OC would probably
- #have had some effect, but the cops would have been severely
- #injured and maybe even dead by that time. If you want to
- #use OC, use it like the pro's do... as an alternative
- #to lethal force if it's use is both possible and
- #effective.
-
- True. I think it's commendable that they attempted to use non-lethal
- force against an assailant wielding a deadly weapon. It may not have
- changed the outcome in that particular case, but it might in some.
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