I think one can. I think a Taser is a self-defence device. I know there is a dispute about that and that many take the view that it is unduly dangerous, but I take the view that it is self-defence. I take the view that pepper spray and things of that kind are self-defence. I take the view that a revolver is not. It is that sort of distinction.
Policing and Crime Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Viscount Hailsham
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 30 November 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Policing and Crime Bill.
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