Pepper Spray in New Jersey - Please Help

[Anthony]

Hello Everyone,

I have a sister-in-law in New Jersey who is being stalked and has asked about pepper spray and firearms. While I have the firearms questions covered the pepper spray is a bit tougher.

According to the state penal code the "chemical unit" must be pocket sized, and contain no more 3/4 of one ounce of a substanced (e.g., pepper formula) designed to cause temporary discomfort but not bodily harm.

In layman's terms this essentially means a keychain unit from what I have seen.

Does this Fox Labs 11-gram unit qualify as shown at this link?

http://www.foxlabs.net/keys.htm

Is the 11-gram figure refer to the amount of pepper formula in the unit?

What is the typical effective range on a unit like this?

Any additional thoughts on CHL in New Jersey would be most welcome.

Thank you for the help.

 

[AJ Dual]

11grams is about .38 oz so you should be fine.

 

[hso]

You might pose the CHL question at General or L&P or S&T.

If you want an authoritative answer on range for the 11 oz. canister you should call or send an email to FoxLabs and ask them. I remember 8-10 ft. being the effective range.

 

[Sharpdogs]

Get her more than one can and a few practice canister to try out. The spray from pepper spray/mace can be very different from manufacturer to manufacturer.

 

[GRIZ22]

I'm not quite sure but NJ also limits civilians to the 5% pepper spray. Anything stronger is for LEOs only.

By CHL do you mean carry permit? If so NJ will only issue carry permits to those that have an acceptable reason for one, work as armed security etc. The only people who can get a carry permit without an acceptable reason is retired law enforcement officers.

that is acceptable to the State of NJ.