Is it legal to own a pepper spray in Poland?
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Polish law exempts hand-held incapacitating gas sprayers from the permit requirement but other incapacitating gas sprayers require a weapons permit.
Conditions
What would need to be true
Permit is not required only for hand-held incapacitating gas sprayers and other gas sprayers require a permit from the competent district or city Police commander.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
Hand-held incapacitating gas sprayers are treated more leniently than other gas sprayers.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
Without the required permit for a non-hand-held gas sprayer possession is punishable by arrest or a fine.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Permit matters for non-hand-held gas sprayers are handled by the competent powiat or city Police commander.
More rules in Poland
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buy a brass knuckles
Brass knuckles are expressly listed as weapons under Polish law and possession requires a weapons permit.
buy a pepper spray
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buy a stun gun
Polish law exempts electric incapacitation devices only when their average circuit current does not exceed 10 mA and stronger devices require a permit.
buy a taser
Polish law exempts electric incapacitation devices only when their average circuit current does not exceed 10 mA and stronger devices require a permit.
Compare this activity in other countries
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Australia
Australia does not have one uniform civilian pepper-spray rule. Victoria Police says capsicum spray is illegal to purchase, possess, carry or use without a Governor in Council exemption or Chief Commissioner approval, while WA regulations expressly allow carrying or possessing a capsicum spray weapon for lawful defence where the person has reasonable grounds to apprehend circumstances may arise.
Austria
Austria’s official pepper spray page treats pepper spray as a weapon but allows civilian possession subject to rules, and states it may only be used exclusively in self-defence.
Belgium
Belgian Justice lists self-defence aerosols and sprays as prohibited weapons. Prohibited weapons cannot lawfully be possessed, bought, transported or carried by civilians.
Canada
In Canada a spray designed to be used against humans is a prohibited weapon but animal repellents labelled only for animal use are treated differently.
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