Pepper spray would be easier to get under NY bill: ‘Very simple non-lethal safety measure’
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ALBANY – New York’s baffling laws restricting the sale of pepper spray would be loosened under a bipartisan measure being pushed by pols in Albany.
A bipartisan bill sponsored by state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-Staten Island) and Assemblymember Chris Eachus (D-Orange) would eliminate the ban on shipping pepper spray and open up sales to other businesses.
“I think it’s just a very simple non-lethal safety measure,” Scarcella-Spanton told The Post.
She said it doesn’t make sense these days that current laws make it harder to obtain legal pepper spray.
“This is just to make it a little bit easier so people have a way to protect themselves when they’re out and about,” the Staten Island pol said of the bill.
“We don’t want to have this in the hands of kids, but we want to make sure that adults who are out and about feel safer when they’re out,” Scarcella-Spanton said.
