pepper spray

non-lethal chemical weapon
Product weapon_type Q622653
pepper spray
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pepper spray

Summary

pepper spray is a weapon type[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • pepper spray's instance of is recorded as weapon type[3].
  • pepper spray's instance of is recorded as non-lethal weapon[4].
  • pepper spray is made of capsicum oleoresin[5].
  • pepper spray is made of capsaicin[6].
  • pepper spray is a type of tear gas[7].
  • pepper spray is used for pain infliction[8].
  • pepper spray is used for riot control[9].
  • pepper spray is used for crowd control[10].
  • pepper spray is used for self-defense[11].
  • pepper spray's Commons category is recorded as Pepper sprays[12].
  • pepper spray's facet of is recorded as chemical weapon[13].
  • pepper spray's used by is recorded as police[14].
  • pepper spray's contributing factor of is recorded as positional asphyxia[15].
  • pepper spray's has effect is recorded as inflammation[16].

Why It Matters

pepper spray ranks in the top 9% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). pepper spray. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pepper-spray
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pepper-spray_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pepper spray}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pepper-spray}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 23h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Harper's tag pepper-spray
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: pepper-spray, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289954333|pepper spray (#289954333)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
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