I've stared down a cougar, and walked up the Taboose Pass trail with a bear. In neither situation did I think I needed a gun.
I also have not felt I needed a gun with any animal situation I have encountered, I walked a trail with a mother bear and her two cubs but I never felt worried even though I know of the dangers of being around the cubs, the odds of coming across a situation where I would feel threatened is extremely low.
I do admit that I am making generalizations, my only argument is I am basing the generalizations on the lack of any cases of open carry problems while the other side makes them based on what exactly? what ifs?
I also agree completely that we can never know exactly how we will react until something happens.
Thanks for the comic relief, exactly what this thread needs.
