Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is why all of b.d. s emails filter to the junk box here.. I live in the county not close to any city. We had a dog pack problem a few years back -- this pack butchered cows and show lambs.. in a fit of paranoia I shot the leader (110 lb German Sheppard ) with an AR-15, you know a bad assalt rifle -- the pack quit running and the attacks stopped. Come on down to Texas.. jh > [Original Message] > From: Derek Zeanah <derek@zeanah.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Date: 5/19/2002 10:09:32 AM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Rottweiler attack > > >> Why weren't you carrying a gun? > >Because he's not a paranoid asshole? > > Ouch. Was that really called for? A few years ago something like 70% > of the males in the town I lived in had a carry permit, according to the > people at the courthouse (Dalton, GA). Then I moved to Macon, GA, where > it was closer to 40%. I live in Savannah now, which is something of a > yankee-haven, so the percentage is probably a little bit lower than > normal for this part of the country. > > In some parts of the country it's considered prudent to take steps to be > able to protect yourself and those you love. > > As an aside, I generally don't carry a gun (though I'm licensed to). If > a Rottweiler had tried to tear into *my* dog, or my wife, or me while I > was out, however, I would have sliced it open without thinking. I'd use > my large-ish pocket knife (3" blade) that I regularly carry. > > It's what you *do* in this sort of situation. At least, it's what a > rational human being with enough foresight to prepare for these types of > situations would do. > > >What are you going to do if you get a brain tumor, DonR, shoot it? > > If it a brain tumor, I'd get my wife's referral to a competent > neurosurgeon. If it was a loose screw, I'd use a screwdriver. If it's > low-light candids I'll use an M6. > > If it were a damn *rottweiler* that was after *blood*, I would have > killed it. Then I'd use the legal system to force the owner to take > responsibility for his uncontrolled animals. > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - --- James Harrison - --- Wichita Falls Texas, USA - --- KD5LMX - --- leicajh@earthlink.net - --- http://home.earthlink.net/~leicajh/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html