AYIAPhoto
Adventurer
A trained dog is not a weapon, a poorly trained dog is a dangerous weapon. As mentioned earlier I do live not far from some seedy areas where there are plenty of people who would gladly use a dog as a weapon, The difference being that those same people have no way of controlling said dog when it decides it's not done. That is most of the reason you hear about the family "pet' turning on one of the children. The breed is quickly blamed but the truth is it is always lack of training both on the dog and the owners behalf.
Would you protect a persons ability to purchase drain cleaner while not being "trained" to use and store it properly?
If the gun is on you, it should be in a proper holster. In that scenario, the trigger is unreachable and you should quickly notice your pre-pubescent child trying to remove it from your holster. I say pre-pubescent because any older children trying should receive a firm slap to the face or more likely the parents face for not teaching their kid to keep their hands to themselves.
And the drowning thing doesn't care if it is your pool or one at a gym...
I have full faith in my cognitive abilities, it is blind faith that people are generally good and honest or that a wild animal is more interested in my cooler which I lack. As to putting faith in my weapons, I have not much of a choice. Between a barely mobile knee and several fused discs in my back from a motorcycle accident I'm dang sure not putting faith in any other part of my body to save me.
I'll give you that, I fear becoming bear and wolf scat the same as I fear prison rape. Slim chances on either count but that is why I carry and also why I obey the law.
I have yet to find a need to travel outside the U.S. I have yet to see all of this country, starting on a new one now would be a bit premature.
That is mostly inline with the OPs question. Also why I carry when I am someplace unfamiliar and situational awareness means less due to unfamiliarity with possible bad circumstances.
I certainly have more faith in twelve people too stupid to get out of jury duty deciding my fate than 6 of my drunk cousins not dropping my coffin on the way to the hearse.
"Shoot first ask questions later" Is more rare among gun owners than your chances of breaking your leg in the wilderness and starving to death. That attitude is much more prevalent among criminal elements and they are one of the prime reasons I carry. Those elements are the ones with pot farms and methlabs hidden off in the woods.
With my bad knee and back my 3yo niece could easily follow me into the woods, I aint outrunning anyone. Maybe 3 years ago while camping on private property near a ski resort in VT two fratboy mountainbikers started harassing my then GF. Hobbling around my truck I certainly didn't phase them. Excact phrase used was "What are you gonna do?". Perception changed when my hand was placed on my sidearm.
So spending a year or more traveling through 2263962240(yes that's 2.26 BILLION)acres of the U.S. with the posibility of meeting over 300 million people ISN'T an expedition?
Because the arguments and statistics put forward by yourself are often the battle cry of those that would wish to do so. I am not saying that is your motive, but it is far too common for people to (again not you) pretend to be just looking for "some common sense middle ground". That quickly causes those of us who do carry to become somewhat defensive. It is always the "common sense" argument that erodes all things. Common sense to some is to stop ATVs from entering areas because they tear up soil. If you stop the ATVs, well all those trucks with mud terrains must be just as bad or worse, and on it goes.
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