when boondocking do you bring a weapon ?
we will have our dog,,,who doesn't miss a trick and will cause a problem IF she needs to protect,,,but I was thinking of carrying a shotgun too,,,any problems doing that ?? I have a NY pistol license ...
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owenssailor wrote:
We are Canadians that travel into the US.
I have a couple of questions:
Is the US such a dangerous place that it is necessary to be armed with guns to be safe? Are crooks so prevalent that you are at risk?
Most areas where you are going to camp you will be in little to no danger.
Are there examples where having and using a gun stopped a crook. We see the rising death count by guns every year in the US. It is over 6000 Americans shot to death by other Americans so far this year. Has anyone had to use their gun to stay safe? I never see reports of this.
Approximately half of that 6,000 are suicides. Most of the rest are gang related in select cities.
When we are in the US it is obvious that we do not have any guns since we have Ontario Canada licence plates. That is like a large sign saying "no guns here" Does that mean we are at additional risk?
My opinion is no. Most criminals do not know or care what the laws are where they live. There is very little chance they have any ide what Canada laws are.
Thanks
