[pct-l] Planning First Solo Hike (Jim Cribari)

[Wes Rose]

I hiked with a man who insisted on carrying a 9mm Smith & Wesson on a four day hike because he 
was terrified of bears.  First night he slept with his boots on in the bag and that 9mm strapped to his 
hip.  We got to laughing about it by the end of the trip, especially the priceless expression of the fine
people manning the store at Florence Lake when he walks into the place packing heat.  They must
have been relieved when his first statement was, "got any beef jerky?"  My weapon of choice on the
trail is my Swiss Army Knife "classic". 

The PCT is a well-used trail in a mostly-tamed wilderness.  One striking commentary on the whole 
gun debate is the number of fatal attacks that have occurred in Yosemite.  With all of that parks
habituated bears and it's millions and millions of visitors, there isn't a single fatality involving bears; not
one.  As a gun enthusiast and a believer in the second amendment, my conclusion is that having 
the right to bear arms doesn't always mean that one must exercise said right.  YMMV, HYOH and
all the other cool acronyms!
    

[pct-l] Planning First Solo Hike (Jim Cribari)
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Sun May 23 23:50:02 CDT 2010 

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For good or bad (and in spite of the 2nd amendment), California does not
recognize CCW permits issued by any other state, and good luck getting a CCW
in California.



On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 9:34 PM, <mntmn4jesus at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> In regard to hiking alone, I have never been on the PCT, but I have been in
> a lot of other areas in the back country.  I back country ski, snowshoe and
> climb mountains all over California and Nevada.  ...  I have a concealed
> weapons permit (issued by the state of Nevada) that has served me well
> through the years.