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> L'acrobat Wrote:
>> "Tamyka Bell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> > SteveA wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Now how are those American ladies going to fire their weapons
>> without
>> >> falling off their bikes? R-E-C-O-I-L...? If they have to dismount
>> >> anyway, it's probably too late... they might as well learn how to
>> punch
>> >> and run.
>> >>
>> >> T
>> >> watch John Wayne westerns for tips on how to fire rifle while
>> riding
>> >> horse; then make necessary adjustments to process to be able to
>> fire
>> >> rifle from bike. For an Australian approach, watch Breaker Morant.
>> I
>> >> think there is a firing from saddle scene in there somewhere. 
>> >
>> > I'm pretty sure the mass of the horse has something to do with that,
>>
>> Not a thing to do with it. if horse mass were the only thing preventing
>> the
>> horse going over from a rifles recoil, the rider would either come off
>> sideways or snap their spine - you are wildly overestimating the recoil
>> of a
>> rifle, let alone an intelligently chosen pistol.
>
> Perhaps. But then there's the fun of trying to aim a pistol with any
> accuracy whatsoever whilst riding a bike. Add to that the fact that a
> pistol with a barrel short enough to conveniently stow while riding
> will be even less accurate and there's more chance of inadvertently
> picking off pedestrians on the other side of the road than hitting your
> intended target.
That is a matter of aiming and only firing when it is safe to do so, the
fact is you won't always be on the bike when you need to defend yourself.
> Speaking of intended target, what exactly do you
> consider lethal force a reasonable response to?
Threat to life, say for example the classic car swerving at you scenario
that we have all experienced.
Serious dog attack seems another reasonable time to fire.
> By the time you realise
> someone's actually, deliberately, maliciously trying to actually KILL
> you, I'd venture to say it's a wee bit late to draw, aim and fire.
Then I doubt you've ever practiced instinctive shooting.
> Anything less than someone deliberately trying to actually kill you
> doesn't warrant lethal force,
You are making it up as you go along, you can use reasonable force to defend
yourself, that reasonable force can include lethal force - the determination
of what is reasonable will involve what you are doing, what they are doing,
your size and skill at self defence, what they are armed with, their size
and what you PERCEIVE to be the threat.
> and I'd defy you to explain otherwise in
> a court of law.
Dog attack, the threat of serious injury to yourself or another.
> Or here in this forum, actually. Armed vigilates on the
> streets do NOT make being out in public a safer thing.
Actually, they do. the stats are quite conclusive on the subject.
>Fortunately, it's
> not even remotely legal in this country, and anyone found carrying a
> firearm in public like that is automatically up for hefty legal
> penalties.
Lets see, get murdered or face court - which would you choose?
