[pct-l] Safety on the trail

[A.C. Scott]

Who would have thought. A gun control discussion on here.personaly never felt safer. Than when on the pct among my hiking. Family. And to Bob. His new trail name highway man Bob -ninja tortoise 

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Bob <bobandshell97 at verizon.net> wrote:

>Following along Wandering Bob's excellent line of reasoning, it hadn't
>occurred to me until now that carrying a small, light Saturday Night
>Special, sans bullets to save weight, would be great for brandishing at
>hikers to force them to relinquish their food or, better, their water during
>the first 700 miles.  Not having to carry extra water would more than make
>up for the weight of a small pistol.  It was the screwdriver "to punch holes
>in tires or people", Bob, that promoted that fine thought.    Damn, I just
>bit the tongue in my cheek.
>
>Dr Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>On Behalf Of Bob Bankhead
>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:12 PM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Safety on the trail
>
>Respectfully, isn't that like claiming a screwdriver exists only to force
>screws into something?. In truth, one can also be used as a pry bar or to
>punch holes in tires or people.
>
>The salient point is most tools can be used for other things totally
>unrelated to their designed purpose.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>On Behalf Of Trailwife at aol.com
>In a message dated 2/5/2013 9:40:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>danielzellman at gmail.com writes:
>
>After  all, guns exist for one thing and one thing only: killing.
>After many years of competitive sport target  shooting and a lot more
>relaxing none competitive target shooting, I strongly  disagree with this
>statement. It is not true.
> 
>The Old RidgeRunner
>
>
>
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