The "pepper spray" statement was not part of the commercial. One of the ladies of The View made that statement. Her think her reasoning for saying that pepper spray or a baseball bat isn't any good for protection is that neither will stop a bullet! If not used effectively, using either (spray or bat) could really piss off a perpetrator w/a gun, to use the gun. If a homeowner has a gun themselves, at least the confrontation will be even!
Ah, okay, thanks for the clarification.
I agree - nothing short of body armor is going to stop a bullet, and even then it's a roll of the dice.
As far as the Garth Brooks song/video goes, no "special interest" group had anything to do with him singing the song or doing the video.......they just simply like, even loved it. IMO, the lady in the video had every right to shoot her husband. He could have seriously hurt her or even killed her. We all have to protect ourselves.......one way or the other. I use to be an EMT and have seen what "gun violence" can do, but when it comes to the word "protection"......."I will blow that sucker away" is what I hear numerous gun owners say, including my brother.
I'm just wary of people that cheer for death, especially when they're part of a large group ...
"Blowing that sucker away" is a great mindset, but I think you have to consider the consequences before you ever pick up a piece. I've said the same thing on several unarmed occasions - that I'm going to "take this guy out" - and it isn't as if I haven't been in some extreme scenarios that would, at least on the surface, justify that kind of thinking.
But the clarity of AAA (After-Action Analysis) has always shown me that, at least in the situations I was in, killing my opponent was NOT the best thing to do. Sure, if I'm facing a gun I'm going to go all-out however I can, or so you'd think - I HAVE faced guns, even been shot (calf), but luckily for me I never had a gun on me at the time, because I'm fairly certain I would have shot
them.
Even if I was in the right legally I'm not sure if I could live with that. I
probably could, depending on the circumstances, but I don't really want to find out.
Of course, none of this has ANYTHING to do with the small arsenal I have tucked away ...
Funny, I just bought a can of pepper spray to carry with me when I walk alone on back wooded trails, mainly for coyotes, but will use it on anyone who tries to harm me. It's UDAP "Mugger Fogger", a 3.1 ounce can15% Oleoresin Capsicum. 3% major capsaicinoids, 15' range.
That seems to be good stuff - very high points for concentration and heat-units. I hope you never have to use it, but if you do, best wishes!
