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?

Doug
s/v Callista

"RWKxxx" wrote in message
...
I spent 14 yrs cruising central and South America and always had a flare
gun
setting were I could get to it fast. When this was first suggested to me I
was
in Mexico and took a flare gun ashore and aimed it at a big barrel cactus.
It
blew a hole half way through it. A flare gun might not be the best but in
most
countries it is legal and you can put it were you can get it in a hurry. I
would hate to be shot with one. The other options are not as good as this
one
in my opinion.



I have a little flare pistol on my boat (in New York State, Lake
Ontario). I believe this is required by US Coast Guard. I was told
by
West Marine that we cannot take these to Canada as they are
"weapons."
Is this true? Can this pistol be used as a weapon? Can it shoot
regular shot gun shells? Are the flare shells lethal? Is it a
danger
to anyone? Does anyone know anything about this? I'd appreciate any
info?

--
Steve

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BF:

Huh?

If you want my opinion, a flare from a 12 guage Orion wouldn't stop
anybody. Even fired in the boat (no gasoline), it wouldn't do much as
you could quickly put it out. Now, the 25 mm flares, i dunno.
It would be very easy to make a 12 guage flare gun that could fire 410
shells. I know little about firearms but I imagine a real 12 guage
shell would jerk a lightweight flare gun out of your hands even if it
didnt blow up.