There are only two ways that a flaregun makes a good defensive weapon:

1. You also have a high-pressure hose connected to your fuel system and
can first douse him/her/it with gas or diesel fuel.

OR

2. You can shove the flaregun down his mouth before popping the cap.

Just make sure if you choose (1) that you don't score an "own goal".

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In article ,
Doug Dotson wrote:


And if you don't kill them (him, her, ?) then you might be dead.
If you settle for a knock down, then how fast and how many times
can you reload your flare pistol? You choose.

Doug

"Lauri Tarkkonen" wrote in message
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In "Doug Dotson"
writes:

Cactuses (sp?) have pretty soft flesh and don't wear clothes. Might knock
someone down but not kill them. The other options will actually kill an
attacker.
Not sure how a flare gun is better?

In many cases it might be better to just knock the attacker down, if you
kill him you might be in real deep trouble.

- Lauri Tarkkonen