There's a push in New York to ease the state's pepper spray laws to allow people to buy it in more stores and online. State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat from Staten Island, introduced a ...

Pepper spray, aka mace, is an effective, non-lethal form of self-defense. And yet, it’s just about impossible to get in New York, thanks to a state law that bans shipping it to addresses here and only ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New Yorkers could soon find it easier to buy pepper spray under a bill introduced by state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton. Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat who represents the North ...

A year ago, at CES, I broke out the snark-hammer at 444, a startup that was trying to make a “smart” pepper spray device. I came across the same company again at CES this year. To my surprise, it had ...

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania bill modeled on a federal law signed by President Barack Obama earlier this spring to give pepper spray to federal corrections officers would provide the same protection to ...

New Jersey has numerous laws regarding weapons and what classifies them as illegal. Different types of guns, explosives and other firearms are banned in specific state laws. What about pepper spray?