It is legal in all states to carry a small amount of pepper spray on your person as long as it is to be used in self-defense and you are over 18. Pepper spray also cannot be taken into the cabin of commercial airlines, and it is considered a federal crime to do so.

Is pepper spray illegal in UK?

In the UK, it is illegal to carry non-lethal self defence weapons such as Pepper Spray. ... Guns and Knives are justifiably illegal to carry in the UK but criminals still manage to get hold of them to use, innocent people should be able to protect themselves with a non-lethal substitute.

What states is pepper spray illegal?

As of this writing, there are two states that ban shipping any human-formula pepper spray within their borders: Massachusetts and New York. In Massachusetts, pepper spray for human attackers can only be purchased locally from a licensed firearms dealer, and buyers must have a firearms identification card.