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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
One needs to be a very good shot to kill a charging 500lb bear under pressure, you might just piss him off so he eats your face before he feels the bullet in his shoulder. Personally I'd like to have both, spray him, blind him enough to get a few lethal shots off.
Having said that, I still don't want firearms carried by trigger happy idiots in our national parks.
Want to be safe in bear country this time of year?, travel in large groups or stay home.
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I feel like this is being glossed over and is worth repeating. For some of us, the issue isn't "which would you rather have in an encounter," it's "do you mind people in the park having firearms." I don't mind that hunters carry guns into the backcountry because there are clear rules that keep them isolated from other people.
I trust bears a lot more than I do people.