[pct-l] Safety on the trail

[A.C. Scott]

Make. Them carry you will always be slack packin 

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C <chrisfoley81 at gmail.com> wrote:

>Good point.  Or why not carry a gun and just hi jack everyone's food and water at gun point...I think that's the lightest form of ultralite hiking...lol..total base weight under two pounds...brilliant!!! 
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>On Feb 5, 2013, at 9:38 AM, "Bob" <bobandshell97 at verizon.net> wrote:
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>> Following along Wandering Bob's excellent line of reasoning, it hadn't
>> occurred to me until now that carrying a small, light Saturday Night
>> Special, sans bullets to save weight, would be great for brandishing at
>> hikers to force them to relinquish their food or, better, their water during
>> the first 700 miles.  Not having to carry extra water would more than make
>> up for the weight of a small pistol.  It was the screwdriver "to punch holes
>> in tires or people", Bob, that promoted that fine thought.    Damn, I just
>> bit the tongue in my cheek.
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>> Dr Bob
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>> On Behalf Of Bob Bankhead
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:12 PM
>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Safety on the trail
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>> Respectfully, isn't that like claiming a screwdriver exists only to force
>> screws into something?. In truth, one can also be used as a pry bar or to
>> punch holes in tires or people.
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>> The salient point is most tools can be used for other things totally
>> unrelated to their designed purpose.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>> On Behalf Of Trailwife at aol.com
>> In a message dated 2/5/2013 9:40:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> danielzellman at gmail.com writes:
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>> After  all, guns exist for one thing and one thing only: killing.
>> After many years of competitive sport target  shooting and a lot more
>> relaxing none competitive target shooting, I strongly  disagree with this
>> statement. It is not true.
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>> The Old RidgeRunner
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