i agree with your sentiment, and as a pure blooded american patriot belive that all weapons up to mk-19 grenade machine guns should be allowed for self defense, but criminals have definitely used pepper spray for crimes.  the real shit though is, even with all these things banned there are still crimes, and violent crimes at that. so it's it even working? perhaps instead of banking objects the root of the issue should be addressed: mental health, poverty, societal cohesion. these issues are nuanced and complex and don't have a great political sound bites though which is why politicians the world over ignore them.
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