klr prayer

[beachmike1]

There is an old joke about hiking in bear country and the difference between black and brown bears. Quite funny but not worth repeating. However I used to hike extensively in the high sierras. In the summer the black bears were active. So when I was young I carried a STAR 22 semi auto pistol with a 9 round clip. It looks like a std issue colt 45 excepting of course the nasty end. I got stopped for inspection of my wilderness permit on the Joh Muir Trail back in the late 70s. I was 18, Tall strong and good looking...only one of these apply today. Well as you would all know the damn pistol was seen by the ranger while I hunted for paperwork. He asked to inspect it. I pulled the clip and emptied the chamber as he sat with his humongous sidearm at the ready making sure I was on my knees doing this. When I handed him the now harmless unti. He looked it over and asked....what in the hell is this for? I said bears or other natives! He tossed it back to me and said," that will just piss them off, next time bring at least a 9 mm. " Dunno what would happen today. No firearms are allowed in national parks. But I have the feeling that if you took down a bear that was in process of attacking you or a kid no one would bother with the ticket. On that note.....get trained get safe and do not mess with small calibers. If you really are in danger of your life, posing off the opponent is not smart. Personally I do not carry and have not seen much of a need. I stay away from trouble having learned what it looks like. Also I do know one very important thing...unless you train regularly for person to person armed conflict you are at a major disadvantage to most bad boys. The moral compass you may have may very well allow for a delay that may get you killed or lack of training may allow for serious misjudgment of the situation.

[Fred Hink]

A blast from the past and thanks to Rev. Chuck for his KLR Prayer just in time for your Easter Sunday worship. http://www.ravenshadow.com/KLR650/klrprayer.html Happy Easter! Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]