Posted by lesjt Hi, is Mace legal to carry in California for self defense? If so, where is the best place to purchase it? Does the police department offer instructional classes to learn how to use Mace? Dear lesjt, I don’t believe that Mace is still used. Pepper spray, which has an oleo resin base or “pepper oil,” is now used. It is more effective than Mace and can be used on aggressive dogs as well. Dogs don’t have tear ducts, therefore the Mace was found to be ineffective. Pepper spray, because of the oleo resin, works on the dogs. Mail carriers carry this with them. Pepper spray is legal to carry, and you can buy it at uniform supply stores and some hardware stores. I even saw it a

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Local women of Sacramento are responding to a recent rise in crime by carrying pepper spray. According to the City of Sacramento Police Department crime maps, personal crimes are at a recent high in Sacramento and local women are amping up their levels of protection by carrying pepper spray. Alana Henley, Community Services Officer for the Sacramento Police Department said, pepper spray is an adequate method of self defense and when carried at 0.5 ounces is completely legal. “Five years ago was when I first started carrying pepper spray,” Sacramento City college student, Kimberly Tam said. Tam said she started carrying pepper spray when she worked as a waitress and would get off of wor