Wife wants to carry Mace shaped like a gun

afm199

afm199

Well-known member
I think the solution is obvious. Tell your wife that you won't be able to walk with her if she is carrying something like that, as someone has to take care of the dogs after she is shot.
 
Silence

Silence

Has bad taste
Sooooooo, stream types seem great but the need for precision in a pinch actually isn't recommended for regular people--Better to recede and fog in a pinch. I recommend training annually in the back yard with last year's stock (which should be depleted anyways). This is also a great way to combat your dumpster diving raccoon problem as well (and an inevitable way to experience the joy of accidental self fogging). :laughing :laughing

I carry a small fogger for backpacking (bears) and it's going to be the method of last resort where I effectively self immolate if posturing finally fails me.
 
scootergmc

scootergmc

old and slow
Mr Pepsi said:
Most of you are expressing the same feelings I felt towards her, its just a bad idea. However I was hoping for some link I could show her that says, SF Popo says no bueno. :)
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OK here we go-

417.4 PC makes it a misdemeanor to draw/brandish an imitation firearm except in self defense, and this can also include bystander victims (i.e. someone who witnesses your wife display it to another person, and they too get really scared). IMO, your picture fits the definition of an imitation firearm under 16700 PC. So that's the risk she's taking, compounded with the fact that whipping out a gun that isn't is asking for trouble. Think of what would happen if the other person is actually carrying. There's no good outcome there.
 
berth

berth

Well-known member
DucatiHoney said:
It might be nice to ask HER why the extra layer of the gun thing is necessary.
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It was stated at the start. Because she felt that the gun shape was easier to use.

Now, I've never used an aerosol spray while stressed, so maybe the hand grip and trigger shape are more stress friendly than a small button on the top of a can.

It's certainly easier to index and aim a gun shaped object. I can see potential issues with a can indexing away right or left and the user may not even know they're off target.

Perhaps the thumb actuated sprays do better in this light.

Mind, I agree with all of the others and their concerns in bringing a non-gun gun shaped thing, well, anywhere.

But I can see an ergonomic argument for the design.
 
AbsolutEnduser

AbsolutEnduser

Throttle Pusher
berth said:
It was stated at the start. Because she felt that the gun shape was easier to use.

Now, I've never used an aerosol spray while stressed, .
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Relaxed aerosol use, is the best use!

This model works on people and dogs (as stated in the OP) AND on robots.

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ctwo

ctwo

Merely Rhetorical
Mr Pepsi said:
Most of you are expressing the same feelings I felt towards her, its just a bad idea. However I was hoping for some link I could show her that says, SF Popo says no bueno. :)
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While she may have qualified the reason, we shouldn't need laws to protect us from ourselves.
 
M

mlm

Contrarian
Dude. You need a mace gun shaped like a penis. Not only will it blend in on the streets of SF, but you can then focus on making sure she's properly trained!
 
Climber

Climber

Well-known member
If you're going to pull something from a holster, it better be a gun.

Most mace containers fit in a much smaller delivery device which can be more easily carried/concealed.

This thing is Fail on many levels.
 
Kurosaki

Kurosaki

Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星
DucatiHoney said:
It might be nice to ask HER why the extra layer of the gun thing is necessary. I know y'all are ninja warriors n shizznit, but for the rest of us non-MMA experts, I can see the attraction of the gun shape, hypothetically.

There's a massive mental element to self-defense when one is lacking in physical size. Suggest she enroll in classes to start to address it. She may rethink her approach, depending on what she feels she needs to do to improve her odds. But let her make that decision.
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I've been in some form of martial arts since the time I thought girls still had cooties. If I'm carrying something shaped as a gun, it's gonna have bullets in it.

mlm said:
Dude. You need a mace gun shaped like a penis. Not only will it blend in on the streets of SF, but you can then focus on making sure she's properly trained!
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A mace dildo... That would probably be more effective. Nobody would see that coming!
 
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Eldritch

Eldritch

is insensitive
mlm said:
Dude. You need a mace gun shaped like a penis. Not only will it blend in on the streets of SF, but you can then focus on making sure she's properly trained!
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I like that you have proposed a solution that addresses multiple issues in a single well formed package.

You win 1 internets for today.
 
FLH03RIDER

FLH03RIDER

Recedite, plebes!
Kuro... LOL! Just modified a bit. :rofl

A mace dildo... That would probably be more effective. Nobody would want to see that coming!

^^^ That right there is a classic!!! :rofl
 
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TylerW

Agitator
berth said:
It was stated at the start. Because she felt that the gun shape was easier to use.

Now, I've never used an aerosol spray while stressed, so maybe the hand grip and trigger shape are more stress friendly than a small button on the top of a can.

It's certainly easier to index and aim a gun shaped object. I can see potential issues with a can indexing away right or left and the user may not even know they're off target.

Perhaps the thumb actuated sprays do better in this light.

Mind, I agree with all of the others and their concerns in bringing a non-gun gun shaped thing, well, anywhere.

But I can see an ergonomic argument for the design.
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I've occasionally used a rattlecan while being a little absentminded and accidentally sprayed myself in the chest with spray laquer. It looks like mace cans are pretty specifically shaped so its nearly impossible to do this. Which is good, in a high stress situation the last thing you want to do is incapacitate yourself.

Something with a handgrip seems easier to use, for sure. This looks like a happy medium and not going to be mistaken for a firearm.

http://mace-europe.com/pepper-gel-magnum-9/
 
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