"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
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> On Jun 8, 7:31 am, "Ophelia" > wrote:
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message newsmp_omelet->
>> > I have to travel and shop alone the majority of the time.
>>
>> > One more good reason to simply travel armed.
>>
>> > If this girl had been, maybe she'd still be alive.
>>
>> > I've noted that most are too cowardly to address that issue.
>>
>> Well not me! I would love to be able to arm myself but our laws are very
>> strict.
>>
>> My daughter who lives in Germany came home on holiday once. At the
>> airport
>> they discovered a spray in her bag, (which are legal in Germany) and they
>> gave her an awful time. Eventually they confiscated it and let her on
>> her
>> way (back to Germany)
>
> I had that happen to me in Washington, D.C. They threatened to take
> me to jail. They had the hand-cuffs out. Scared me to death!
> Tourist, old woman in tennis shoes

OH dear(( I though it was legal for you in US??