Re: [Paddlewise] An idea for dealing with careless JetSkis/Boats

From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 14:15:39 -0600 (MDT)
On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Phil Huck wrote:

> Here's a thought carelessly tossed in the ring:
> 
> Carry a small, highpowered paintball pistol. It's
> nontoxic, stings like a mother, and won't kill them.
>   A thought - it better be a brightly colored gun -
> that way you won't be mistaken for an assassin, just a
> pissed off kayaker whom they better steer clear of. 
>  And it so handily straps right to the deck.
[snip]

good thing you all don't live in colorado, pointing a paintgun at someone
will land you in jail for felony menacing, at the least, i'm sure. gun=gun
as far as the law is concerned.

mark
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