WASHINGTON — Pepper spray could become permanently legal to buy and use in D.C. under a new crime bill. Introduced by DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto on Wednesday, the Secure Omnibus includes provisions ...

Staying safe amid crime waves is a major concern for many today, especially for people in America’s big cities. Given recent reports of violent crime, having self-defense tools on hand and knowing how ...

ALBANY – New York’s baffling laws restricting the sale of pepper spray would be loosened under a bipartisan measure being pushed by pols in Albany. Despite fears about crime in New York, state law ...

Protests against treatment of people detained at Delaney Hall turned physical on Memorial Day when officers used pepper spray ...

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 ...