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rotor wrote:Nightmare and WTR, my comments are only to try to find out what is legal vs practical. Ideally what you carry is both legal and practical. When there are comments like "I don't think a LEO would do".... is not going to be a defense if the LEO does do it. I bring this up more as an academic understanding of the law. I have my own method of handling an unruly dog.

Sorry if I missed the point of your question. However, I do hope you take the potential of a dog attack as a real threat. We have had two people killed by small packs of Pit Bull/Pit Bull mixes in the past 2 years. One of my own friends had his dog and himself mauled by a Pit while walking on a ditch bank. He went back and dispatched the offending dog with a 12 ga. He still goes on walks although he is always armed these days.

I'm one of those that doesn't care what the laws says when it comes to protecting me or mine. I'll ask for forgiveness before permission. I have two large capable dogs that I walk daily. I carry a large can of bear juice ( shoots up to 30') and a .40.

If anyone thinks they can use a broom stick, cane or even a fighting baton effectively , they are delusional. It takes very specific training to utilize a baton correctly and efficiently. Pits are made to take abuse. I have one dog who would take a hit in order to relieve you of your baton and then you better be ready to shoot. I think out first weapon is our superior reasoning ability, the second is a firearm.