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There are many situations in which a good protective dog is more useful than a gun.
Its hard to beat the combination of a concealed handgun and being accompanied by a good protective dog, one who is subtle and discreet about her protectiveness. But is standoffish and suspicious of strangers. And who requires formal introductiin and explicit permission from you before any stranger is allowed to enter your home, vehicle, or camp site.
The big advantage of the bad guy is you usually don't know he's a bad guy until he makes the first bad move. Without the dog, that first move might be to draw on and shoot you, or hold you unable to draw. With a large dog present, his first move may be to draw on and kill the dog, or try to, giving you time to draw on and kill him. Or he may just move on, figuring the dog is more of a complication than he wants to deal with. If not armed with a firearm himself, the bad guy is unlikely to take on a person accompanied by a large clearly protective dog.
If I were living with someone who was depressed with suicidal ideation, I would not keep any gun at home, however locked up. I'd get bear spray, stun guns, and a serious protection dog.
A good gun and gun skills is the best solution to many self defense problems. Its not the best solution to all self defense problems.
Its hard to beat the combination of a concealed handgun and being accompanied by a good protective dog, one who is subtle and discreet about her protectiveness. But is standoffish and suspicious of strangers. And who requires formal introductiin and explicit permission from you before any stranger is allowed to enter your home, vehicle, or camp site.
The big advantage of the bad guy is you usually don't know he's a bad guy until he makes the first bad move. Without the dog, that first move might be to draw on and shoot you, or hold you unable to draw. With a large dog present, his first move may be to draw on and kill the dog, or try to, giving you time to draw on and kill him. Or he may just move on, figuring the dog is more of a complication than he wants to deal with. If not armed with a firearm himself, the bad guy is unlikely to take on a person accompanied by a large clearly protective dog.
If I were living with someone who was depressed with suicidal ideation, I would not keep any gun at home, however locked up. I'd get bear spray, stun guns, and a serious protection dog.
A good gun and gun skills is the best solution to many self defense problems. Its not the best solution to all self defense problems.