On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:49:33 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

"SteveB" wrote in message
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Actually Harry, I'd feel very fortunate to use a pisol against a human
assailant.

If a person does not possess the confidence to face an opponent empty
handed, that person needs training. There are many ways to kill or
disable an opponent bare handed. Those who must rely on a weapon just
demonstrate their own inadequacy, although, it DOES make it a hell of a
lot easier. And you don't have to get your hands dirty or your hair
messed up.

Steve


Ultimately, the pen *is* mightier than the sword.

When I was in my late teens I had a friend, an African-american from
Gary, IN, who worked in a steel mill in Gary. He would come down to
our farm about once a month to go fishing with us in local waters. On
a particular trip to Belleville, IL, (in his gold Ford Pinto) he told
me about walking home one day from school, a few years earlier, and
being confronted by a couple of gang members, about his age, that
lived in the area. He realized that these other 'black dudes' were
not going to let him go untouched. He had a fountain pen (those were
still widely available back then) in his hand, with his books. He
claimed to have taken the pen and swung it across his torso in the
direction of the two. He said the ink got in their eyes, and he was
able to dart home quickly before they could recover enough to try to
take off after him. So, in this case the pen was mightier. (I don't
think he fabricated the story. He was a devout Christian, and he
didn't seem to be given to hyperbole.)

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