There's a push in New York to ease the state's pepper spray laws to allow people to buy it in more stores and online. State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat from Staten Island, introduced a ...

Pepper spray, aka mace, is an effective, non-lethal form of self-defense. And yet, it’s just about impossible to get in New York, thanks to a state law that bans shipping it to addresses here and only ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New Yorkers could soon find it easier to buy pepper spray under a bill introduced by state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton. Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat who represents the North ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission faces a hefty agenda Wednesday. Here are three issues the commission will consider during its Wednesday meeting. which ...

San Diego County supervisors voted Tuesday to explore phasing out pepper spray in local juvenile detention facilities, citing concerns that probation officers use the chemical agent instead of trying ...

Like many others, my adolescence was demarcated by a series of important milestones that indicated the excitement of growing older: playground crushes, after-school trips downtown with friends, ...