18 U.S.C. § 229C
Individual self-defense devices
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 229C, Individual self-defense devices, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448744
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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.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999