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2. Pepper spray - Wikipedia

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   Pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum spray, OC spray, capsaicin spray,mace, or capsicum spray is a lachrymator (tear gas) product containing the compound capsaicin as the active ingredient that irritates the eyes to cause burning and pain sensations, as well as temporary blindness. Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, temporarily ...

3. Tear gas - Wikipedia

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   Tear gas in use in France 2007 Exploded tear gas canister in the air in Greece. Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from Latin lacrima 'tear'), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears.

4. Capsaicin - Wikipedia

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   Capsaicinoids are also an active ingredient in riot control and personal defense pepper spray agents. [2] When the spray comes in contact with skin, especially eyes or mucous membranes, it produces pain and breathing difficulty in the affected individual. [2] Capsaicin is also used to deter pests, specifically mammalian pests.

5. How to handle a pepper spray attack - AOL

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   Pepper spray packs a serious punch. Pepper spray, along with tear gas, is one of the most common weapons in police departments’ crowd control arsenals. It was frequently used against protesters ...

6. How often, why does Fayette County use pepper spray on ... - AOL

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   Two students and some school police officers on Feb. 3 experienced side effects from pepper spray school police used to break up a fight at Tates Creek High School.

7. Non-lethal weapon - Wikipedia

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   The impact of the capsule is immediately painful (a pepperball's shell is thicker than a standard paintball and is fired at a higher velocity), and it breaks open on impact, dispersing the capsaicin with similar effect to aerosol-delivered pepper spray. However, to be most effective, pepper spray must contact the eyes, nose, or mouth of the ...

8. Mace (spray) - Wikipedia

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   Mace is the brand name of an early type of aerosol self-defense spray invented by Alan Lee Litman in the 1960s. The first commercial product of its type, Litman's design packaged phenacyl chloride (CN) tear gas dissolved in hydrocarbon solvents into a small aerosol spray can, [1] usable in many environments and strong enough to act as a deterrent and incapacitant when sprayed in the face.

9. Pepper X marks the spot as South Carolina pepper expert ...

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   By comparison, pepper spray commonly holstered by police is around 1.6 million units. Bear spray advertises at 2.2 million units. ... The burning sensation spurred in humans also releases ...