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I bought some new nylon “fishing shirts” for the Summer, after my 55# weight loss. I noticed that the fabric in many newer ones is much thinner than the classics. My only other thought was that they’d be easier to pack for travel, maybe cooler.
Then, on Sunday, riding my bicycle in the neighborhood, I was approached by a young pit-bull terrier which I had passed a few times earlier. The dog was very aggressive, even “charged”, which was totally unexpected. I got off bike to prevent getting knocked off, keeping bike b/t me & dog.
As I had never seen this dog be aggressive before, I tried talking softly, dog got worse. Soon the 8 year old owner came out to retrieve dog, but got b/t me & dog; dog got more aggressive. Commotion drew 2 neighbor ladies out of homes. Dog kept circling menacingly; I kept turning bike to keep it b/t me & dog. Asked Lady to call 911, but she didn’t.
Finally I reached for pistol beneath outer shirttails. Windy, gusty day; couldn’t get good grip on gun as the flimsy shirt kept wrapping handle. I had never anticipated this problem. Once I was finally able to get a good grip, dog was some 3 feet, so I flipped retention strap & drew. As the dog closed in, I made the decision to shoot it. Then the 8 year old popped back up, creating a contraindication to firing.
Grandmother picked up a big tree limb from roadside trash and swung straight down, very forcefully onto dog’s head. Dog focused on me, never saw it coming and didn’t know what had happened. I thought for sure she had killed the dog, but he shook it off. Dog was sufficiently stunned by the blow that kid could drag him back, allowing me to escape.
Called the kid’s GrandPa, a retired Attorney; dog hasn’t been seen since.
Lessons: Beware of ALL Pit bulls. Check out all new clothing with mind on drawing.
Had lunch today w/ ATF son, who said they sew small fishing weights into bottom of shirt placard hems, so shirt can be flipped clear of holster with minimum effort.
I learned several new things, and hope you did, too.
leVieux
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I bought some new nylon “fishing shirts” for the Summer, after my 55# weight loss. I noticed that the fabric in many newer ones is much thinner than the classics. My only other thought was that they’d be easier to pack for travel, maybe cooler.
Then, on Sunday, riding my bicycle in the neighborhood, I was approached by a young pit-bull terrier which I had passed a few times earlier. The dog was very aggressive, even “charged”, which was totally unexpected. I got off bike to prevent getting knocked off, keeping bike b/t me & dog.
As I had never seen this dog be aggressive before, I tried talking softly, dog got worse. Soon the 8 year old owner came out to retrieve dog, but got b/t me & dog; dog got more aggressive. Commotion drew 2 neighbor ladies out of homes. Dog kept circling menacingly; I kept turning bike to keep it b/t me & dog. Asked Lady to call 911, but she didn’t.
Finally I reached for pistol beneath outer shirttails. Windy, gusty day; couldn’t get good grip on gun as the flimsy shirt kept wrapping handle. I had never anticipated this problem. Once I was finally able to get a good grip, dog was some 3 feet, so I flipped retention strap & drew. As the dog closed in, I made the decision to shoot it. Then the 8 year old popped back up, creating a contraindication to firing.
Grandmother picked up a big tree limb from roadside trash and swung straight down, very forcefully onto dog’s head. Dog focused on me, never saw it coming and didn’t know what had happened. I thought for sure she had killed the dog, but he shook it off. Dog was sufficiently stunned by the blow that kid could drag him back, allowing me to escape.
Called the kid’s GrandPa, a retired Attorney; dog hasn’t been seen since.
Lessons: Beware of ALL Pit bulls. Check out all new clothing with mind on drawing.
Had lunch today w/ ATF son, who said they sew small fishing weights into bottom of shirt placard hems, so shirt can be flipped clear of holster with minimum effort.
I learned several new things, and hope you did, too.
leVieux
.
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