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Always armed, always ready
With a 22lr? I'm glad your OK, but even happier you WEREN'T ARMED & shot it out with a kid. I blame the father for poorly supervising the kid, and some blame to you for not letting people discharging firearms nearby aware of your presence. The kid deserves a trip to the woodshed for sure, but so does the Father. An inexpensive Loud whistle weighing less than an ounce and costing less than 5$ is something that is never too heavy or large to ALWAYS have with you, can be heard very far off, people pay more attention to a whistle than a gunshot often. They may be useful for signaling for help, to let others know of your presence and to scare off animals/ poachers/ trespassers. A toot and a wave would have prevented the entire event. One could even stop a crime, be it mugging/ purse snatching/ rape, criminals just don't want ANY attention and loud noises upset ANY animals including humans. As a bonus you won't be arrested for brandishing or blowing a whistle at someone (for just cause), NO special licence or permit is needed, you really don't need to worry about locking it up or it falling into the wrong hands.
With a 22lr? I'm glad your OK, but even happier you WEREN'T ARMED & shot it out with a kid. I blame the father for poorly supervising the kid, and some blame to you for not letting people discharging firearms nearby aware of your presence. The kid deserves a trip to the woodshed for sure, but so does the Father. An inexpensive Loud whistle weighing less than an ounce and costing less than 5$ is something that is never too heavy or large to ALWAYS have with you, can be heard very far off, people pay more attention to a whistle than a gunshot often. They may be useful for signaling for help, to let others know of your presence and to scare off animals/ poachers/ trespassers. A toot and a wave would have prevented the entire event. One could even stop a crime, be it mugging/ purse snatching/ rape, criminals just don't want ANY attention and loud noises upset ANY animals including humans. As a bonus you won't be arrested for brandishing or blowing a whistle at someone (for just cause), NO special licence or permit is needed, you really don't need to worry about locking it up or it falling into the wrong hands.
