Fox Labs Defense Spray- Flip Top Stream (1.5 Ounces)

Fox Labs pepper spray is my go-to defense option for cycling, walks and everyday carry. If you plan to carry it as I do and live in California as I do, your legal max carry size is the 2.5oz size per the following law:CSection 12403.7. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 116.)Cited as: Cal. Penal Code §12403.7.Notwithstanding any other law, any person may purchase, possess, or use tear gas and tear gas weapons for the projection or release of tear gas if the tear gas and tear gas weapons are used solely for self-defense purposes, subject to the following requirements:(a)No person convicted of a felony or any crime involving an assault under the laws of the United States, the State of California, or any other state, government, or country or convicted of misuse of tear gas under subdivision (g) shall purchase, possess, or use tear gas or tear gas weapons.(b)No person who is addicted to any narcotic drug shall purchase, possess, or use tear gas or tear gas weapons.(c)No person shall sell or furnish any tear gas or tear gas weapon to a minor.(d)No person who is a minor shall purchase, possess, or use tear gas or tear gas weapons.(e)(1)No person shall purchase, possess, or use any tear gas weapon that expels a projectile, or that expels the tear gas by any method other than an aerosol spray, or that contains more than 2.5 ounces net weight of aerosol spray.(2)Every tear gas container and tear gas weapon that may be lawfully purchased, possessed, and used pursuant to this section shall have a label that states: “WARNING: The use of this substance or device for any purpose other than self-defense is a crime under the law. The contents are dangerous—use with care.”(3)After January 1, 1984, every tear gas container and tear gas weapon that may be lawfully purchased, possessed, and used pursuant to this section shall have a label that discloses the date on which the useful life of the tear gas weapon expires.(4)Every tear gas container and tear gas weapon that may be lawfully purchased pursuant to this section shall be accompanied at the time of purchase by printed instructions for use.(f)Effective March 1, 1994, every tear gas container and tear gas weapon that may be lawfully purchased, possessed, and used pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by an insert including directions for use, first aid information, safety and storage information, and explanation of the legal ramifications of improper use of the tear gas container or tear gas product.(g)Any person who uses tear gas or tear gas weapons except in self-defense is guilty of a public offense and is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison for 16 months, or two or three years or in a county jail not to exceed one year or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment, except that, if the use is against a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, engaged in the performance of his or her official duties and the person committing the offense knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a peace officer, the offense is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison for 16 months or two or three years or by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.(Another version)CALIFORNIA: Legal with restrictions. ...any person may purchase, possess or use. The restrictions include selling to a minor, and a provision limiting the size to 2.5 ounces by weight. The misuse in California comes with state penalties of up to a $1000 fine and/or up to three years in prison, not to mention a possible felony conviction on record. Some examples of misuse include; spraying on people in anger, as a joke, possession of by prohibited persons; minors, drug addicts or persons convicted of felonies. To be legally purchased, possessed or used in California, any canister must have a label that says "WARNING: The use of this substance or device for any purpose other than self-defense is a crime under the law. The contents are dangerous-use with care." The maximum legal net weight for a canister is 2.5 ounces, or 70 grams of OC, CS or CN. CR is not legal for civilian useCALIFORNIA Legal with restrictions....any person may purchase, possess or use. The restrictions include selling to a minor, and a provision limiting the size to 2.5 ounces by weight. The misuse in California comes with state penalties of up to a $1000 fine and/or up to three years in prison, not to mention a possible felony conviction on record. Some examples of misuse include; spraying on people in anger, as a joke, possession of by prohibited persons; minors, drug addicts or persons convicted of felonies. To be legally purchased, possessed or used in California, any canister must have a label that says "WARNING: The use of this substance or device for any purpose other than self-defense is a crime under the law. The contents are dangerous-use with care." The maximum legal net weight for a canister is 2.5 ounces.

Good to carry as a deterrent while walking the dog, shopping in the city with my wife, etc. Had to use it on a meth head who was threatening to kill my dog because he thought I was filming him even though I was just browsing reddit. I flipped it out and sprayed him full in the face while he was raving at me, also he was wearing a face mask with just the eyes showing. He didn't want to mess around after, just swore and walked away. I'm pretty sure it hurt...A LOT.

The manufactured date showed it was 6 months 10 days old. I previously purchased this from a different supplier several years ago and that one was newly manufactured (only 2 months old). While the shelf life is 3 years, Fox recommends replacing every two years. So 26% of its useful life is already gone.

I was asked to rate this item, but as the title says, 'you don't use this every day' so it is difficult to rate. I had one of these for a while and only used it once. The spray worked perfectly. I have found out that you don't leave them in your car(at least in cold winter) as they do not work well after getting very cold. That being said, I like the flip cap on this one(my other one did not have this feature) as it protects the trigger and is easy to flip open with your thumb(which I use to fire the spray). At 5.3 million Scoville heat units, I should think this will interrupt an attacker(either animal or human) pretty quickly and give a person the chance to facilitate an escape before the attacker can recover. For personal protection short of deadly force, I should think that someone could not go wrong by having one of this little babies handy should the need arise.

I have no doubt this product would work as intended. Thankfully, I have never had the unfortunate experience of needing to use it, but having seen videos of Fox 5.3 in action on YouTube, I'm sure it would stop just about anyone.My issue with this product is not so much with the contents of the container, but with the label. My label came with an ugly white sticker on top of it. Not a big deal, but cosmetically, I didn't like it. When I tried to pull off the white sticker, it had such strong adhesive that it took the entire gold label off with it. I ended up having to remove everything, and now my canister is just a flat black.Not a huge deal, and I'm sure the product is fine, but I'm a little disappointed that my golden label is gone.

I bought this for my wife and daughter, after seeing a demo of this stuff. The police put one on. They sprayed this 6'2, 235 fellow cop, (Volunteer?) with this stuff, and he dropped, screaming like a 2 year old, who didn't get her cake!Impressed, my girls are now armed with this stuff. It shoots out in a stream, so you won't get it in your eyes, unless your in a really strong wind. Even with that, the stuff touches the bad guy, and he goes down! I'd run, if someone pointed it at me!

Last year I ordered a container of the cone spray made by Fox Labs. I only used it once when these huge aggressive male cats were attacking my poor tiny female cat on my front porch. I heard the attack going on and grabbed the cone spray and ran out the door. I sprayed the cats with it and I'm not sure if they were hit but they bolted in the other direction and unfortunately I was effected by blow back from the wind. I couldn't stop coughing and sneezing, my eyes kept watering and my nose kept pouring snot. I also had a tight feeling in my chest and my throat kept itching. This went on for 15 minutes. I decided to order this stream spray by Fox Labs and I gave the cone spray to my mother who is 52 years old and is a heart patient. My mother was in an unfortunate incident at a gas station where she was nearly car jacked and robbed so I told her to keep the cone spray in her purse at all times. I showed her how to hold it and how to spray it in case she ever needed to use it. I feel safe with any sprays by Fox Labs and I feel better knowing my precious mother is protected too.