[at-l] Guns on the trail

[DTimm65344@aol.com (DTimm65344@aol.com)]

In a message dated 01/28/02 7:15:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ellen@clinic.net writes:

<<   I've nothing against guns, though they aren't much use on the internet. I
   continue to hunt -- though not as diligently as in the past. But I can't
   conceive of a gun being worth it's weight and hassle on a trail -- 
especially
   the Appalachian Trail.
 
   Weary
 
  >>

I hike because it is safer than commuting to the office or being at the 
office most days.  I've only run across one hiker (on the MD section) that 
was a little disturbing - we said "hi", he started ranting and raving about 
police and bench warrants and was  carrying a pack that looked like he beat 
it out of town without a lot of forethought on packing light.  But we simply 
walked on rapidly and left him in the dust.

Only value I see in guns for hikers on the trail is to shoot back at the 
humters we discussed a while back (during season of course).  But then again, 
I've never run across a bear on any trail.

HYOH.

Black&blue