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bear spray
Bear spray is a specific aerosol spray bear deterrent, whose active ingredients are highly irritant capsaicin and related capsaicinoids, that is used to deter aggressive or charging bears.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-homeless-man-not-guilty-attack-pipe-former-san-francisco-fire-commissioner
Using bear spray apparently justifies "self-defense" in San Francisco.
I'm going to be hiking in the Bighorn mountains in August with my 3yo German Shepherd Dog. From what I've researched, while it's remotely possibly there's a grizzly in the Bighorn mountains, it's very unlikely. However, there are black bears and when I hiked last June, I saw tons of bear scat...
Thieves seem to be upping the stakes. This, and catalytic-converter thieves with the lookout brandishing a pistol.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/north-sound-news/porch-pirate-carrying-bear-spray-spotted-everett/RH6ISL3GSVDS5PSCUNX6GOMZVY/