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<text id=90TT1586>
<title>
June 18, 1990: Business Notes:Personal Safety
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
June 18, 1990 Child Warriors
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 67
Business Notes
PERSONAL SAFETY
Here's Spice In Your Eye
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<body>
<p> As a defensive weapon, mace is powerful--sometimes too
much so. The chemical spray leaves damage in some cases,
prompting lawsuits against the police and private citizens who
use it. But now they are discovering an alternative called
Cap-Stun, which can incapacitate attackers in a much more
savory fashion--by spraying a mist of cayenne pepper. The
aerosol causes severe smarting of the eyes and prompts
breathing spasms when inhaled. The well-seasoned criminal can
be disabled for as long as 30 minutes.
</p>
<p> The FBI and more than 1,000 other agencies have adopted
Cap-Stun, which is distributed by Luckey Police Products of
Fort Lauderdale. Sizes range from the 2-gal. container for riot
use to the personal 1/2-oz. canister (price: $9.95). Gardner
Whitcomb, 68, started the company with his wife 13 years ago,
and has pushed Cap-Stun ever since as a safe substitute for
mace. Whitcomb expects sales to quadruple this year, to $1
million.
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</body>
</article>
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