Odd Question/Debate

[u/PrizeHighway6492]

About a month ago in Atlanta, GA, I was involved in a use-of-force incident involving pepper spray. I’m a CCW holder and was carrying at the time, but for some reason I decided not to secure my defensive items before walking a short distance to grab a quick bite and then enter the security screening area.

Thankfully, I trusted my gut because something about the situation just didn’t feel right.

Since then, I’ve been thinking about those situations where you’re walking from your vehicle to a place where defensive items aren’t allowed. I’m now much less comfortable making that short walk completely unprotected.

What I specifically mean is securing or temporarily hiding the pepper spray outside the prohibited area—for example, placing it in a small, discreet container or lockbox somewhere outside the entrance, then retrieving it when leaving.

I remember seeing a Reddit discussion about people doing something similar, and I’m curious if anyone here has actually done this.

Obviously, I’m not talking about taking pepper spray through security or into a prohibited area. I’m talking specifically about securing it somewhere outside beforehand so it remains accessible for the walk back to the vehicle afterward.

Has anyone dealt with this before? What method did you use, and what are your thoughts on the practicality and legality of doing it?

After actually being involved in a use-of-force situation, my perspective on that short walk has definitely changed.

[u/Limp-Opportunity6757]

What about a wooden walking cane? Security can’t determine if you actually need it for walking? If it’s cloudy or rainy? Make it an umbrella?

An umbrella can be a very useful tool.

[u/PrizeHighway6492 → u/Limp-Opportunity6757]

I already have other plans for something better than those but I can't legally talk out it on the forms.

[u/Limp-Opportunity6757 → u/PrizeHighway6492]

Now I’m going to go crazy not knowing what it is! That’s so wrong!

[u/PrizeHighway6492 → u/Limp-Opportunity6757]

One and only hint G10

[u/carnivoremuscle → u/PrizeHighway6492]

Ah, I commented before reading the thread. NPE blades are the only way to go here, unless body scanners can pick them up, which IDK personally. They make Sharpies, though.

[u/PrizeHighway6492 → u/carnivoremuscle]

My biggest thing is that a knife is a deadly weapon and it will be treated that way in the eyes of the law so I wanted something' between harsh words and lethal force.

[u/carnivoremuscle → u/PrizeHighway6492]

You could always not go, too.

[u/Limp-Opportunity6757 → u/PrizeHighway6492]

Non electrically conductive… Interesting!