Re: [Paddlewise] Jetski incident

----- Original Message -----
From: "perry chamberlain" <kato_at_qnet.com>
To: "Wes Boyd" <boydwe_at_dmci.net>; <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Jetski incident


> Being out on the water sometimes makes canoers, kayakers and fishermen,
targets
> from power boaters and believe it or not, people target shooting or taking
pot
> shots over, or at the water. that's one of the reason most states allow a
> boater to have a loaded pistol in their tackle box , its legal.
> I don't rely on others for my safety, that's why when  I'm out in the
woods or
> on the water , I carry a small titanium "38 special" pistol in the deck
bag.
> I'm sure I will get dozens of flames calling me a gun nut but I'm not.
> Its there to keep  me safe. I would never even tell another  fellow
paddler I
> have it, or display it to anyone, but its there if I need it. The times
are
> changing. Our chosen form of recreation puts us alone out in the
wilderness,
> and out on the water.

If you were in this identical situation, i.e.: being assaulted by a PWC,
would that gun remain in the dry bag? Now that's an interesting legal
scenario! I can see the headline: PWC ASSAULT: KAYAKER SHOOTS BACK! Wouldn't
that turn a lake into something akin to a Los Angeles freeway!

Craig




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