03-18-2004, 12:43 PM
[cool][#0000ff][size 1]I think I saw a similar program. The old principal of "deterrence" is a sound one. As long as you fear the possibility that someone else can do you some harm, you don't start anything. Discretion is the better part of cowardice.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]That's another reason why the burlaries and other property crimes are not as prevalent in areas where there are a lot of hunters. Burglars just don't want to risk coming face to face with a deer rifle. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have been known to go armed upon the waters. I have used old plugs with lots of fishhooks, heavy sinkers and even slingshots to ward off pesky waster skiers and PWC. But, as I found out, even if they are violating the laws...as well as your tranquility...you are breaking the law if you harm them with preventative measures. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have actually gone armed with a 45 on a couple of occasions. Didn't ever use it, but I did have to show it once...in New Orleans...to keep from being assaulted and ripped off by three fellow "sportsmen" waiting for me to come back to my car with a basket full of redfish. I could easily hear them talking, across the water, plotting what they were going to do. If I had not been armed, I may have become a statistic. As it was, I made three new "friends" who claimed they only wanted to see my fish and to congratulate me.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]It's getting to be so that I don't get excited about going some places anymore. You never know when somebody else is going to be armed...and want to demonstrate their toys. A lotta whackos out there.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]That's another reason why the burlaries and other property crimes are not as prevalent in areas where there are a lot of hunters. Burglars just don't want to risk coming face to face with a deer rifle. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have been known to go armed upon the waters. I have used old plugs with lots of fishhooks, heavy sinkers and even slingshots to ward off pesky waster skiers and PWC. But, as I found out, even if they are violating the laws...as well as your tranquility...you are breaking the law if you harm them with preventative measures. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have actually gone armed with a 45 on a couple of occasions. Didn't ever use it, but I did have to show it once...in New Orleans...to keep from being assaulted and ripped off by three fellow "sportsmen" waiting for me to come back to my car with a basket full of redfish. I could easily hear them talking, across the water, plotting what they were going to do. If I had not been armed, I may have become a statistic. As it was, I made three new "friends" who claimed they only wanted to see my fish and to congratulate me.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]It's getting to be so that I don't get excited about going some places anymore. You never know when somebody else is going to be armed...and want to demonstrate their toys. A lotta whackos out there.[/size][/#0000ff]
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