"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 8 Mar 2005, TheAlligator wrote:
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>> "Doug Kanter" > wrote:
>>> That last comment is the best reason of all to do one or both of:
>> I thank you for your comments, and your points are noted. She has no
>> fear of guns, by the way. She can outshoot me on any given day, as she
>> has since she was little. It's embarassing.
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> just don't try using guns to defend yourself... it is _such_ a bad idea.
> if people want to use stuff to defend themselves, there are more practical
> ideas (like sound grenades).

OK. Where do you live that you're able to purchase sound grenades?



> never try to defend yourself with something that requires line-of-sight.
> in most situations, you're lucky if you have _awareness_ of an attack,
> before it occurs, let alone time enough to "point, aim, shoot"

Well....if you don't have awareness of the attack, it probably doesn't
matter what you're being attacked with, or what means of defense you have.
The trick is to be aware of what's going on around you, and release a
certain energy into that space. That's how many people manage to live
unscathed in certain cities.