SolarBear. I want that America back too. The America that existed when all the schools in NYC had rifle teams and kids carried their rifle to school on the subway. When country boys carried their guns to school and stowed them in their lockers so they could hunt rabbits on the way home. When pilots all had firearms and no one thought anything of it. When people ordered military surplus firearms through the mail and the postman delivered them with no questions. THAT was America when I was a boy. It was so much more safe and peaceful. YOUR Victim Disarmament policy has brought about the "sickness" you seek refuge from. You seek to extend that sickness into the countryside.
By the way--just for the fun of beating a dead horse I went looking for 5 pound handguns among my favorite BIG handguns. Near as I can tell the only one in existance is the S&W 500 at 5.125 pounds.
SolarBear, I am all for a calm and serene environment too, but "we won't be able to prevent an ignorant and selfish few" from taking advantage of such environments to attack the rest of us. When that happens I prefer to calmly instruct them to leave me to my peace and serenity, rather than disturb the tranquility of the forest with my screams of pain.
My .44 magnum and my .454 Casull each weigh 3 pounds. Not that I consider either a ’Trail Gun’ unless I am in bear country, but why would we take advice from someone so ignorant of handguns as to think they weigh five or ten pounds ? Especially as serious hikers tend to be aware of every ounce, this is either a typo, shear ignorance of the topic he is advising upon, or clumsy propaganda.
Chattanooga: Hikers packing concealed heat
SolarBear. I want that America back too. The America that existed when all the schools in NYC had rifle teams and kids carried their rifle to school on the subway. When country boys carried their guns to school and stowed them in their lockers so they could hunt rabbits on the way home. When pilots all had firearms and no one thought anything of it. When people ordered military surplus firearms through the mail and the postman delivered them with no questions. THAT was America when I was a boy. It was so much more safe and peaceful. YOUR Victim Disarmament policy has brought about the "sickness" you seek refuge from. You seek to extend that sickness into the countryside.
By the way--just for the fun of beating a dead horse I went looking for 5 pound handguns among my favorite BIG handguns. Near as I can tell the only one in existance is the S&W 500 at 5.125 pounds.
Chattanooga: Hikers packing concealed heat
“It is an illusion that there could be a reason to carry a gun.”
"Be careful in parking lots and on roads, hike during the day and never go alone, he said."
so--other than not going out alone or after dark or in parking lots or roads, its perfectly safe?
Friend you do not make a very good case.
Chattanooga: Hikers packing concealed heat
SolarBear, I am all for a calm and serene environment too, but "we won't be able to prevent an ignorant and selfish few" from taking advantage of such environments to attack the rest of us. When that happens I prefer to calmly instruct them to leave me to my peace and serenity, rather than disturb the tranquility of the forest with my screams of pain.
Chattanooga: Hikers packing concealed heat
My .44 magnum and my .454 Casull each weigh 3 pounds. Not that I consider either a ’Trail Gun’ unless I am in bear country, but why would we take advice from someone so ignorant of handguns as to think they weigh five or ten pounds ? Especially as serious hikers tend to be aware of every ounce, this is either a typo, shear ignorance of the topic he is advising upon, or clumsy propaganda.