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18 U.S.C. § 229C

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Individual self-defense devices
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Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH11B
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any individual self-defense device, including those using a pepper spray or chemical mace. (Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. I, title II, § 201(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–869.)

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