What do you carry on your boat for Protection.....

[Tyme2fish]

I'm a 61 year old senior citizen but I don't "carry".

However, I do have fillet knives all over the boat, a 5 foot wooden paddle, and an anchor on a chain that I'm sure I could swing around my head and throw at somebody's head that was up to no good.

Now, if they have a firearm, I'm up that creek again with only my one paddle.

Darn,Geo, sorry that happened to you.

I do have at my residence a 1911-A that I got from father who used it in WWII. Maybe I should pack that in my boat and worry later what the authorities say when I decide I "have"to use it.

[zx150]

Glock 27 every where I go, with out exception unless I have to go into a jail lol.

[elnutsmalljaws]

A very serious issue that I will add a little of humor to for Geo:

I have seen you cast and you have a hard time hitting THE WATER FROM THE BOAT SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF KY LAKE AT 4 FEET OVER SUMMER POOL. You better get something totally automatic with a clip that holds about 200 hollow point bullets and some duct tape to hold down the trigger and still wait to see their whites of the eyes before you start pumping lead. Even with all this my guess only a flesh wound is all the potentially bad guys would get, which would get infected and then they would take you to court and end up getting all of your fishing stuff in a settlement anyways. Done laughing now. I don't own a gun, never have owned a gun for I don't hunt. I do carry a mean set of tools with me in my Explorer and Boat that will do some damage plus some really nice long metal flashlights to which I have put tacky tape on the grip to make sure when I swing it is still attached to my hand after crushing a skull or two. Whatever you do, RESEARCH it all up front as to not get yourself in trouble is all I ask

[walkeraviator]

A few more notes. Some have already been mentioned some have not.

1. You are responsible for every bullet downrange. So get quality training at a good range. Preferably a range that specializes in 3 dimensional ranges and movement. Shooting a paper target at 21 ft is not good practice.

2. There is no "duty to retreat" in KY. You do not have to try and get away first and shoot later. KY law says that if you have the perseception that your life is in danger you are justified in commiting homicide... thats literally what it is called a justifiable homicide. However, in the event you see a third party who is being victimized, it has to be "actual" threat of death or injury. In otherwords, if you see a guy standing over a man laying on the ground bleeding and he is pointing a gun at him, dont shoot the guy with the gun. You may just kill an undercover cop who just caught the bad guy and be in a world of trouble. Therefore i learned a long time ago, my firearm is only to protect me and mine...

3. Ky has castle law. If they are in your house, car, garage, or whatever and you are already occupying said place, you are justified in defending yourself. However, if you are in the house and he is stealing your car out of your garage, let him have the car because it is no longer justifiable. If you feel you must shoot him, put a lighter and a gas can by his body... because under KY law you are justified if he is "going to burn down your barn" or garage in this case... (thats a joke, dont shoot em).

4. Shot placement and actually having the firearm on you are more important than what you own. Dont get caught up in "I have to have a Kimber .45, everything else *****." A .22 can kill with proper shot placement, and a .454 Casull can not kill if you miss the target all together. Also, remember that if a gun is too big, heavy, and hard to conceal you may not carry it at all. And havin a .380 pocket gun in your pocket is better than owning that Desert Eagle at home. So pick a gun that you can carry comfortably, practice combat effective shots, and if you are going to carry... carry all the time...