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NYT Columnist: Fight Home Intruders with Bear Spray Instead of Guns
Breitbart ^ | 04/22/2023 | Awr Hawkins

Posted on 04/22/2023 2:15:10 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is sprayed bear spray inflammable? I’ll admit seeing an armed robber run away in excruciating pain while on fire does have its advantages. But it is still less desirable than putting a .45 ACP round through his dog tags.


21 posted on 04/22/2023 3:04:37 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Discharge bear spray within the confines of a home???

Probably one of the most ignorant and STUPID ideas I have heard.


22 posted on 04/22/2023 3:06:37 PM PDT by dadgum (Overjoyed to be the Pariah.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

panty waisted wannabe trans posing as a writer..


23 posted on 04/22/2023 3:08:07 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bear spray doesn’t even work on bears! Spray it on home invaders and it will just piss them off.


24 posted on 04/22/2023 3:09:33 PM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Oh sure. Bear spray in an enclosed space.

It doesn’t stop drug addicts in a psychotic break. It will only stop a homeowner.


25 posted on 04/22/2023 3:10:51 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Liberals just don’t value their families as much. If someone breaks into my home, they are putting my family at risk. If I am lucky I will get a chance to respond.

Will I compromise my response for the safety benefit to my attackers?

Will I reduce my chance at stopping them by a mere 5% to lower their chance of dying by a vast 75%?

NO. HELL NO.


26 posted on 04/22/2023 3:18:50 PM PDT by Dragonspirit (CNN is the enemy. Ashli Babbitt is the hero.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Twenty-foot range wasp spray.


27 posted on 04/22/2023 3:19:42 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Hold on tight to your dream)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What a ridiculous idea-Let’s see Nicholas confront an intruder with bear spray, and then we can evaluate what he suggests-bear spray is a non-lethal deterrent-to be used in this rural area if your neighbor’s dog gets through the fence to chase pets, poultry, scatter trash, etc-also when hiking in the woods-we are told not to kill mountain lions or bears in this county-they aren’t likely to attack you as long as they have game to eat anyway-not after a blast of spray-not so with an intruder, and bear spray may not be effective-I’m sticking with firearms for home/personal defense, thanks...


28 posted on 04/22/2023 3:19:48 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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Nicholas, if you actually believe what you wrote, you are a complete idiot...


29 posted on 04/22/2023 3:34:21 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Real research has shown that there are millions of defensive gun usages every year.


30 posted on 04/22/2023 3:34:28 PM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He should subscribe here. https://crimeresearch.org/


31 posted on 04/22/2023 3:34:33 PM PDT by bigfootbob (Arm Up and Live Free!)
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Then you’ll want to outlaw bear spray.

You can bet your life that if they ever got rid of guns, bear spray would be next.

32 posted on 04/22/2023 3:46:38 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“NYT Columnist: Fight Home Intruders with Bear Spray Instead of Guns”

isn’t there some kind of old folk wisdom that says never bring bear spray to a gun fight?


33 posted on 04/22/2023 3:56:45 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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Just a FYI

Bear sprays are a EPA regulated product with it’s own EPA number.

As such, it is a violation of federal law to use the products other than it’s labeled purpose.

34 posted on 04/22/2023 4:11:37 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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Nicholas Kristof should go organic with his suggestion and keep a skunk in his apartment. And just hope the skunk doesn't go off at the wrong time at the wrong place on the wrong person.

Let us know how that works for you, Nic.

35 posted on 04/22/2023 4:12:26 PM PDT by Bernard (“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Then why do people like this nitwit call people with guns when things go astray…?


36 posted on 04/22/2023 4:12:54 PM PDT by Magnatron
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Better deterrent: bears.


37 posted on 04/22/2023 4:13:29 PM PDT by x
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Result: Your ransacked home and your corpse will smell of bear spray.


38 posted on 04/22/2023 4:14:54 PM PDT by Dagnabitt ( This tagline identifies as clever)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

You have to be to close


39 posted on 04/22/2023 4:41:58 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: gunnut

Grizzly scat has little bells in it and smells like pepper…..


40 posted on 04/22/2023 4:43:40 PM PDT by Mom MD ( )
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