Denver police have arrested a 13-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man whose leg was blocking the aisle on a public bus.

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Yes, that would definitely be one of the many, many better arguments for guns than ‘protection against bears and mountain lions.’

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Tbf I carry a rifle any time I go in the woods damn near.

I love nature but am terrified of bears and I want a big firecracker, if it comes down to trying to use it on a bear that wants to fight I am probably already fucked and I know that.

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If it makes you feel more secure, I won’t judge you, but you should know that-

Statistics suggest there have been over 180 fatal bear attacks in North America since 1784. While the majority of these fatal attacks have been carried out by wild bears, some are the result of bears held in captivity.

https://blog.batchgeo.com/bear-attack-statistics/

In contrast-

over 100 people drown every year in bathtubs.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/1975/CPSC-Releases-New-Study-On-Bathtub-And-Shower-Injuries

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Even then, though, you don’t need pistols for hunting.

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.357 mag will kill a deer

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I do know of people who hunt with handguns, but it is definitely rarer. I honestly don’t have any issues with hunting if you eat what you hunt. If you just do it to massacre an animal and just leave it where you killed it, fuck you, but I have no issue with responsible hunting practices.

That said, it’s my understanding that bow hunting is the fastest, and thus most painless way of killing an animal.

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An activity where you would definitely supervise the child, not send them off on their own on a bus.

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Dawg there are so many ways to hunt that don’t involve a bang.

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I know, I own those too.

My bow may be twenty years old but it kills just as good now as then.

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Manlier ways to hunt. That’s how you get to them. Guns are for sissies, bows are for real men.

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I have both and they both have their advantages and disadvantages.

I prefer my rifle because it has a much much higher chance of a clean quick kill.

Personally if you are willing to let an animal suffer more to be more “manly” you were never manly at all.

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Hey man, not cool to talk about my dating experience that way.

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