Quincy Police To Offer Pepper Spray Training

QUINCY, MA — The Quincy Police Department will offer a one-night class on when and how to most effectively use pepper spray for self-defense. The free course will be Dec. 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Quincy Police Station on Sea Street.

The class is open to anyone 18 years and older. No one will be pepper sprayed in the demonstration and those attending the class are not allowed to bring their own pepper spray.

The class will cover what is pepper spray, how to use it, when to use it, what pepper spray to get, where to get it and how to carry it. The course will also cover the effects of pepper spray and how to treat yourself if you are exposed.

Greater self-defense topics will include how to get away from an attacker and the legal ramifications of using pepper spray.

Attendees must pre-register. For more information, contact Lt. Dan Minton at dminton@quicyma.gov.