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Yes for large halibut, no for small ones and salmon.
 
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Handgun... yes or no?
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I carry one when I kayak on rivers and explore islands. We had a cougar stalking us for a while a couple years ago. I also carry when hiking in the woods and back country outings. Outside of that, I don't feel the need.
 
Swimming pools don't kill children, people do...
 
My husband gave up his concealed carry permit about 5 years ago, thank dog. He still has a gun in the night stand, but we live in an ultra save neighborhood, so I'm okay with it. Plus, despite him owning a small collection of guns for the sake of collecting them, he would get rid of them immediately, but he procrastinates. They are locked up and unloaded.
 
southernhybrid said:
My husband gave up his concealed carry permit about 5 years ago, thank dog. He still has a gun in the night stand, but we live in an ultra save neighborhood, so I'm okay with it. Plus, despite him owning a small collection of guns for the sake of collecting them, he would get rid of them immediately, but he procrastinates. They are locked up and unloaded.
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I have a CO2 bb pistol, and an air rifle pellet gun, both for nuisance animals.
Haven't used either of them in a couple of years, but I keep the pellet gun ready and have had to used it to chase off coyotes when they get too close to the house. Not long ago I caught one facing down my cat right outside the door. I chased it off, but truth be told, I miss them. When we built here 25 years ago it was wilderness and there were large packs of coyotes that we could hear partying nearby almost nightly. One even escorted me and a new puppy we had, when we were out walking. I hit it right on the nose with a rock, and it paid no mind. That's when I got the pellet gun. Now coyote sounds are rare, and when they do show up on our land they only sound like maybe 6-8 individuals.
All my neighbors have guns... but I "refuse to live in fear".
 
I haven't touched a handgun since I was a kid. My dad bought a snub nosed 38 revolver and we went to my grandfather's to try it out. He didn't teach me proper gun handling before giving it to me and I almost shot him. I've never had another opportunity to handle another handgun.

I have considered getting a shot gun for home protection though. One of these.
 
No handgun. I don’t have anything to shoot for which a handgun is the right choice.

If someone breaks into my house, there are better weapons.
If it is a crittur, there are better weapons.
If you want to avoid accidents and rage impulses and suicides, it is the worst thing possible.
 
ZiprHead said:
I haven't touched a handgun since I was a kid. My dad bought a snub nosed 38 revolver and we went to my grandfather's to try it out. He didn't teach me proper gun handling before giving it to me and I almost shot him. I've never had another opportunity to handle another handgun.

I have considered getting a shot gun for home protection though. One of these.
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I was introduced to a .22 handgun by my father as a small child, and shotguns by an uncle when I was about 12. Never liked them at the time.
In the early 70's (I was 20) I had a gun owner roommate, sharing a house on Sugarloaf Mountain west of Boulder - he had an assortment. We used to set up gallons of water a few hundred yards from the house, and shoot them from the deck with his 30-06 bolt action rifle. But the most fun (for me) was his pearl-handled Colt .22 revolver (lr rounds). I actually got good enough to "fan" it and hit a can a couple of times out of six... It made way less noise, and seemed like a really tight, well made piece of metal. Since then, I have spend one entire day learning AR-15 and Glock 19, and a couple of days practicing with them. Electronic noise canceling ear protection makes it fun, but not worth the endangerment and disturbance that guns engender. Never felt the need to own one, ever.
I do have just a tiny twinge of regret for not taking up an offer I had a few years ago to learn long range - REALLY long range, like half mile plus - marksmanship at a clinic held in Southern Colorado. But that's not a skill I could ever use, plus it takes a team just to fire a round.
 
Being in Canada guns are foreign to most of us. Excluding the police, I've seen a handgun in person twice, and a hunting rifle once. I'd prefer to keep the number at three, if I can.
 
Rhea said:
No handgun. I don’t have anything to shoot for which a handgun is the right choice.

If someone breaks into my house, there are better weapons.
If it is a crittur, there are better weapons.
If you want to avoid accidents and rage impulses and suicides, it is the worst thing possible.
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This is why I opted for a home protection hatchet. A very deliberate weapon.

Harry Bosch said:
none said:
Handgun... yes or no?
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I carry one when I kayak on rivers and explore islands. We had a cougar stalking us for a while a couple years ago. I also carry when hiking in the woods and back country outings. Outside of that, I don't feel the need.
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I’ve read about this. All things considered, pepper spray really wins the argument for animal attacks. The ability to maintain your composure and aim at a charging animal is a difficult thing to do. And you likely only get one opportunity, if that. For a bear, your better off firing the gun into the air to frighten it off. Shooting it will will make matters worse.
Considering animals keen sense of smell, pepper spray really fucks them up.
 
I carry a lot less than I used to. So does DJ. She is retired and spends most of her time at home and with friends, where pistols are unnecessary. I will retire next year and will no longer carry much at all. We still go the shooting range.

Eldarion Lathria.
 
I carry a Glock model 19 9mm and wife carries a Walter PPK 380.

We never go out of the house with out our best friend.

I have been shot once and survived one attempted murder.

If I lived in Canada or europe I would be happy to be with out guns.

This is not Canada and before I retired I did a lot of work in the inner city.

I was not going to be the only one in the area with out a gun.

I have handled numerous gun death claims and injury claims.

Had one guy shot a woman because he thought she looked like a turkey on a hunting trip.

She was only 5' tall and when in camo she did look like a turkey.

At my office we once got a call from another office alerting us that the President of the company had been there and and had notified the employees that any one carrying a gun while working would be fired. He showed up, gave us the anti gun speech and we left our guns at home.

A few weeks later I was in the office on Saturday doing catch up when I noticed that one of my fellow employees was using a very unusual paper weight to hold down some papers on his desk.

Some time after that we started carrying special paper weights.
 
If the question is do I own a handgun, unfortunately the answer is yes, though I wish the answer was no.

One is a Spanish made knock off of a Smith and Wesson 6 shooter made before 1898. My great grandfather disarmed a Spanish officer in Cuba during the Spanish American war. I think it's a .44. I don't want it but it's family history so I can't get rid of it.

Another is a Colt vest pocket.25 owned by my grand mother.

That along with 4 other long guns. All of these are more that 100 years old. I checked all the serial numbers.

They are still at my mother's house. I still need to get a permit to move them and store them away. And find a legal way to get rid of the ammo.

Frankly these are problems I wish I didn't have.

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And yes, I really have brought a handgun along when fishing for halibut. It's the only safe way to get a big one into the boat or onto the shore.

I also bring one when walking my dog at night on the outskirts of town (bright as day in the summer months) and when I'm riding along the trails or picking berries. I have a Smith&Wesson revolver that's very small and light but will fire a .357 round. I also have a Beretta .22 but I don't use it for anything except shooting targets at the range.
 
TV and credit cards said:
This is why I opted for a home protection hatchet. A very deliberate weapon.

Harry Bosch said:
I carry one when I kayak on rivers and explore islands. We had a cougar stalking us for a while a couple years ago. I also carry when hiking in the woods and back country outings. Outside of that, I don't feel the need.
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I’ve read about this. All things considered, pepper spray really wins the argument for animal attacks. The ability to maintain your composure and aim at a charging animal is a difficult thing to do. And you likely only get one opportunity, if that. For a bear, your better off firing the gun into the air to frighten it off. Shooting it will will make matters worse.
Considering animals keen sense of smell, pepper spray really fucks them up.
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Totally agree. My brother was stalked by a cougar on an island a few years ago. It got a little closer, he fired it in the air, it ran away. That's my goal, just scare them away. There are no bears on the island. And handgun is just going to piss off a bear worse.
 
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