[pct-l] Safety on the trail

[Emily Toby]

When my hubby was asked (repeatedly by non-hiking friends and family), what he was going to bring for protection,
His reply:  'condoms'.....
Über

> Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:52:35 -0800
> From: acscottthefirst at yahoo.com
> To: bobandshell97 at verizon.net; wandering_bob at comcast.net; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Safety on the trail
> 
> 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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