Update on our unfortunate BEAR SPRAY incident...

R12RTee wrote:

The Texan wrote:
All I will say is that as a LEO, who used pepper spray and had pepper spray used on me, I do have a little knowledge of what is in the canister. I do own several cans of bear spray and all one has to do is read the contents and you will see the basic ingredients are one and the same.

Now, IMO, a gun dealer who can not sell guns in California, but trying to stay in business, will say most anything to make a living. The size difference in the canister is due to "state" laws regulating how much you can carry for self defense with human pepper spray, nothing to do with the makeup of the contents.

Pepper spray and bear spray are NOT similar.
Although both types of sprays are made from oleoresin capsicum, it is the capsaicin and related capsaicinoids that are the active ingredients in bear spray. Therefore, if you see claims on a large can that state 10%, 20%, or 30% oleoresin capsicum, it is pepper spray (personal defense spray), not bear spray.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates bear sprays pursuant to an Act of Congress. Look for the EPA registration and establishment numbers, usually found at the bottom of the front label; only bear sprays will have this information. Also, bear spray labels will clearly refer to bears, and state it is a bear deterrent, bear repellent, or for stopping charging or attacking bears.