First off I don't see the need for a gun for rattlesnake in a cave. Plus i
don't see the reason to carry a gun deep into a cave either. Again like I said
logistics are stupid. The gun with bullets would be heavy and two if you fired
it while you where in the cave you'd probably come out bleeding from your ears.
That said Andy I would bet I know a few cavers who you've been on caving trips
who have had a pistol in their vehicle when they showed up for a caving trip.
As I said on a private email about this. If you can't trust someone with a gun,
why are you going caving with them?
Matt Turner
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it." - Aristotle
"Empty pockets never held anyone back.Only empty heads and empty hearts can do
that."- Norman Vincent Peale
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From: Andy Gluesenkamp <andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com>
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 9:09:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] caves versus guns
Guns and caves don't mix. I recall a cenTex caver who was coming out of a cave
when the landowner started shooting at a rattlesnake sitting on a ledge in the
same sinkhole. They guy was blasting away at it with a 30/30 from a yard away,
apparently oblivious to the ricochets.
Some folks behave responsibly when they play with guns, many do not. Gun play
is the polar opposite of the type of attention and consideration of cause and
effect often required in caving. If you showed up for a caving trip with a
gun, I would consider you a reckless dumbass.
Andy
Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D.
700 Billie Brooks Drive
Driftwood, Texas 78619
(512) 799-1095
andy@gluesenkamp.
