The only fully legal self
defence product at the moment is a rape alarm. These are not expensive
and can be bought from most local police stations or supermarkets.
There are other self defence products which
claim to be legal (e.g. non toxic sprays), however, until a test case
is brought before the court, we cannot confirm their legality or endorse
them. If you purchase one you must be aware that if you are stopped by
the police and have it in your possession there is always a possibility
that you will be arrested and detained until the product, it's contents
and legality can be verified.
However, accepting there is a lot of
concern about street crime, we can try to clarify matters a little by
putting forward the following points.
- You must not get a
product which is made or adapted to cause a person injury. Possession of
such a product in public (and in private in specific circumstances) is
against the law.
- There are products which squirt a relatively safe, brightly
coloured dye (as opposed to a pepper spray). A properly designed product
of this nature, used in the way it is intended, should not be able to
cause an injury.
- However, be aware that even a seemingly safe product,
deliberately aimed and sprayed in someone's eyes, would become an
offensive weapon because it would be used in a way that was intended to
cause injury.
- Any products bought from abroad have a greater chance of being illegal.
The above advice is given in
good faith, you must make your own decision and this website cannot be
held responsible for the consequences of the possession, use or misuse
of any self defence product. See
Q85 for information on the use of reasonable force.
No, sorry: "Good Faith" did not come withing a million miles of the production of that despicable document.
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