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 ...

At an unrelated press conference on Monday, Premier Doug Ford said the move would make women and girls feel safer at night ...

A video of a group of students in Ohio getting pepper-sprayed for a school project has gone viral, raising some questions.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission faces a hefty agenda Wednesday. Here are three issues the commission will consider during its Wednesday meeting. which ...

Like many others, my adolescence was demarcated by a series of important milestones that indicated the excitement of growing older: playground crushes, after-school trips downtown with friends, ...

In Canada, any spray that is capable of injuring or incapacitating someone is currently considered to be a prohibited weapon, ...