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drmeow

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10. That's what I was thinking

Reply to Thtwudbeme (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 21, 2021, 02:07 PM

Mar 2021

although you are (hopefully) going to be a lot further away from a bear when you spray it. On the other hand, its going to land all over the place and impact any other animals in the area, probably for some time.

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Unbearable pain: How bear spray became a prized weapon for violent protesters [View all] demmiblue Mar 2021 OP

Can anyone walk into a hunting and fishing supply store Diamond_Dog Mar 2021 #1

Yes. 2naSalit Mar 2021 #11

In the mid 90s my husband and I were witnesses in a bear-spraying case Runningdawg Mar 2021 #2

Wow. Bear spray is brutal stuff. You should have to pass a background check to buy it. SunSeeker Mar 2021 #22

Bear spray, sold at the same big box store as your camo gear sanatanadharma Mar 2021 #3

Asheville Area here Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #7

We watch the wisdom of the wild vs the wildness of the wisdom-less sanatanadharma Mar 2021 #12

Yeah, bears are definitely smarter than Republiscums for sure! machoneman Mar 2021 #15

Off topic question msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #23

I play the radio... Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #27

Very creative pseudonym! msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #28

The Bears around here rarely bother the humans. We had one several years ago that wandered niyad Mar 2021 #24

We have a place in the mountains Thtwudbeme Mar 2021 #4

I have carried it, but never had a reason to use it UpInArms Mar 2021 #5

I carry it for self defense sometimes when out walking BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #6

I carry an old 9 iron. Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #8

My wife has a can for the same reason. oldsoftie Mar 2021 #21

Yeah I agree BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #29

I know hikers out west carry it Thtwudbeme Mar 2021 #9

That's what I was thinking drmeow Mar 2021 #10

It is meant to be used... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #13

Do bear spray labels mention lethality? sanatanadharma Mar 2021 #16

Not the brands I have seen. 2naSalit Mar 2021 #20

Sounds like premeditated deadly assault to me... Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #17

That's how I would interpret it. 2naSalit Mar 2021 #19

I got sprayed in the face with bear spray Chautauquas Mar 2021 #14

I'll tell you whats ridiculous. milestogo Mar 2021 #18

Really? A convicted rapist can carry a gun? oldsoftie Mar 2021 #25

Uh you don't have to be convicted to rape someone. milestogo Mar 2021 #30

well if you've labeled someone a rapist it kinda makes folks believe they WERE convicted. oldsoftie Mar 2021 #31

I have bear spray and carry it with my pack. Xolodno Mar 2021 #26