Midlander, thanks for the well thought out response and the links to great information. I am glad that you have never felt the need nor had reason for any kind of self defence weapon. That is a truly wonderful thing.
Daisy, looks like you had as many opportunities for self defence in your home as you thought appropriate for your comfort level. Having followed your post from when you did live north of the 49th I can understand that as a single mom you did what you should as a parent to ensure the safety of yourself and your children, good on you.
I would suggest reading this article as a cautionary tale: http://www.ammoland.com “Canadian Self Defence Law: Three Things You Should Know”
As well as: http://www.laws-Lois.justice.gc.ca then to to Criminal Code and look up section 3.1 parts 34 and 35 for the complete definition according to the Canadian Criminal Code.
Another great point made by Daisy is to get some kind of martial art self defence classes. Did you know that in Canada it is against the law to carry an item on your person for the purpose of self defence? Yes you can try to sweet talk the cop into thinking that you have that small dog spray on your key chain for actual dogs, however, use it as a self defence weapon and you are in for a world of hurt.
Not too long ago a minister of parliament tried to bring forth legislation that would allow women the ability to carry pepper spray for the purpose of self defence…it did not pass. Now I’m a pretty big guy and I’ve had some interesting “training” over the many years, but that’s just me. I would feel a lot better knowing my daughters and grand daughters had some sort of equalizer if god forbid they ever needed it without having to worry about going to jail just because a mugger or potential rapist got a face full of pepper (oops I mean) dog spray.
Like I said this topic can be a real can of worms.
