tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post4267142861745816653..comments2023-10-27T14:44:07.700-04:00Comments on sevesteen.com: Media biasSevesteenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-79103896305755837102009-01-21T13:37:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:37:00.000-05:00Ohio's laws specifically say you can shoot a dog t...Ohio's laws specifically say you can shoot a dog that attacks any animal you own, except another dog. <BR/><BR/>In the follow up to this story, the Rott owner was charged, the lab owner who shot the Rott was not. I think the lab owner could make a valid claim he was defending himself, not his dog--Technically he wasn't even allowed to let go of his dog's leash to escape, and running is likely to trigger the Rott to chase. <BR/><BR/>Full disclosure: I sometimes let my dogs run unleashed. In my defense, it is in one particular area by the river where there are few other people, and where experience shows that the dogs will remain under my verbal control--even when there is another dog, mine will come back to be leashed. I understand that there is risk to this--If my dog were to either attack, or more likely to be overly friendly but misunderstood it would be my fault and responsibility.Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-76663419598077046902009-01-21T12:33:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:33:00.000-05:00Most states still have livestock laws that allow y...Most states still have livestock laws that allow you to kill loose dogs that attack your own domestic animals.<BR/><BR/>Said laws are deliberately vague about what constitutes your livestock.<BR/><BR/>If you value your animal, keep it leashed.closedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642713237849918722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-50767095348780246212009-01-06T14:54:00.000-05:002009-01-06T14:54:00.000-05:00Ohio has only had legal concealed carry for a few ...Ohio has only had legal concealed carry for a few years. Neither I nor any license holder I know personally has drawn their weapon "for real" that I am aware of. <BR/><BR/>I've had a couple of incidents where I was on high alert and glad I had a gun with me, but never to the point of even exposing it. (One of those times involved a loose dog--Being loud and dominant was enough to send it back home)Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-69343917102071637522009-01-06T05:10:00.000-05:002009-01-06T05:10:00.000-05:00I don't know the answer to that. But it is a good ...I don't know the answer to that. But it is a good example of the kinds of situations you gun guys are going to face from time to time. You are going to make decisions about how much force is required in a given situation. I'm curious as to how often mistakes in judgment will be made. What do you think? Did you personally ever draw your weapon unnecessarily? Do you know anyone who has?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-38526860002664300632009-01-05T11:58:00.000-05:002009-01-05T11:58:00.000-05:00Not sure what you mean by conceal in this context....Not sure what you mean by conceal in this context. <BR/><BR/>I didn't really mean for this to be about the gun, but about how the media reports news. At least one of these reports is deliberately misleading--How can you justify one story leaving out the puppy being attacked by the Rottweiler, or the other source making it up? The attack on the lab puppy is certainly relevant. <BR/><BR/>If we are going to talk about the gun, what do you think the proper moral course of action is if you are legally armed, walking your puppy or small dog on a leash, and your puppy is attacked by a large, loose dog? Do you have to wait for the big dog to bite you before you defend?Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-26005992688961958062009-01-05T10:03:00.000-05:002009-01-05T10:03:00.000-05:00For me there would be no need to conceal anything....For me there would be no need to conceal anything. This story illustrates one of the problems I often write about: misuse of firearms by law-abiding gun owners. I call this part of the migration from the "good guys" to the "bad guys." The only question is how frequent is it? I'm afraid it's not an easy thing to quantify.<BR/><BR/>I realize I jumped to the conclusion that what the guy did was wrong. Yes, I believe shooting a dog in the park is wrong except in the most extreme case.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.com