Thoughts on "A Good Protection Idea"

[Elhuero]

wasp spray can be defeated by holding your arm up over your face. Bullets can not.

[Troublco]

I can only imagine what a jury would do with someone who sprayed that nasty wasp spray (which I'm sure their lawyer would point out the nerve agent connection, likely whether or not it was that kind) into the face of some poor, misunderstood and underprivileged punk. Those folks win lawsuits in some states because they were shot by the homeowner, after they admit they broke into the person's home! So if they get to court and tell some sob story about their life being ruined because they were blinded, I'll bet you that they win in MANY more cases than they should, which in my opinion would be any. However, if you simply use a .45 (or other caliber of your choice) to stop the "fear for your life" then there's no perp there to sob for the jury.

[Batteriesnare]

I can only imagine what a jury would do with someone who sprayed that nasty wasp spray (which I'm sure their lawyer would point out the nerve agent connection, likely whether or not it was that kind) into the face of some poor, misunderstood and underprivileged punk. Those folks win lawsuits in some states because they were shot by the homeowner, after they admit they broke into the person's home! So if they get to court and tell some sob story about their life being ruined because they were blinded, I'll bet you that they win in MANY more cases than they should, which in my opinion would be any. However, if you simply use a .45 (or other caliber of your choice) to stop the "fear for your life" then there's no perp there to sob for the jury.

Can't say it much better than that!

Thank you all for your thoughts!!

[theGinsue]

Some of those chemical agents are sub-derivatives of sarin; a nerve agent.

This, I did not know. I love being the indirect recipient of all of your training. Every week I get at least one more piece of awesome knowledge from you. Keep it up! (I need it.)

Some people can't let go of their belief in humanity, society, higher powers, whatever... and see reality. They rely soley on the kindness of others as their only defense in life, as do we all to a certain extent. It works out most of the time, but you only have to be wrong once. Terminal victim attitude. I hope it works out for them, or they survive to learn the reality of the big ugly in the world. It's all you can do.

Agreed.

Sadly, I seen cases where these folks who "respect life so much that they would never consider owning a gun to protect their lives or the lives of their family" end up injured themselves or losing a family member. But I guess that's alright since the criminal wasn't seriously harmed.

This "run away from the bad guy" attitude some folks have disturbs me. I can imagine one of these folks outrunning their spouse or kids and letting them fend for themselves against the criminals.

[SU405]

I can only imagine what a jury would do with someone who sprayed that nasty wasp spray (which I'm sure their lawyer would point out the nerve agent connection, likely whether or not it was that kind) into the face of some poor, misunderstood and underprivileged punk. Those folks win lawsuits in some states because they were shot by the homeowner, after they admit they broke into the person's home! So if they get to court and tell some sob story about their life being ruined because they were blinded, I'll bet you that they win in MANY more cases than they should, which in my opinion would be any. However, if you simply use a .45 (or other caliber of your choice) to stop the "fear for your life" then there's no perp there to sob for the jury.

Big +1. It's always better when there is only one side to a story. In this scenario the good guy/home owner.