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I live in a residential area and I'm concerned about dog attacks when I'm off my property - when I'm out walking, and even more so when I'm riding my bike. I am always riding in areas where there are leash laws, and yet many animals are off leash and sometimes results in the owner frantically trying to control the dog that's coming at me while the owner is saying those famous words - "Don't worry, he won't bite", while I'm wondering whether or not to spray the dog, and probably the irate owner, too, who will likely come at me for pepper spraying his animal. I used to carry a pistol, and I would have no qualms about shooting an unrestrained animal that was coming at me - I do have LTC "insurance", but with the apparently cloudy laws about defending myself with a firearm (shooting a dog) in this type of situation, I've switched over to carrying pepper spray.