Calls grow to allow women to carry pepper spray for defence

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Calls grow to allow women to carry pepper spray for defence

Melbourne influencer and mother-of-two Jayde Howard is calling on the federal government to reconsider its ban on possessing pepper spray for self-defence.The call follows a spate of high-profile incidents that have rattled Australia in the past three months, including the Bondi stabbing attack and the alleged murders of three separate women in Ballarat.An online petition created by Howard calling for women to be legally permitted to carry peppe…