>>966290*A person with a gun* is likely to be more proficient shooting a gun that shooting bearspray? Why? because why would you just go an buy several cans of expensive bearspray just to shoot it off when tards like you espouse how easy it is to use, and how amazing it is at deterring bear attacks.
If you go into the bush leaving your life on a single can of bearspray you have shot and practiced with less than you wold practice and shoot a firearm you would take, you are retarded.
It only takes one instance in which an animal shrugs off the spray, you use it incorrectly, you fumble and shoot too early, or any number of reasons, (wait ive been said this like 8 times now.) and your fucked. Period.
Advocating for bear spray when in even one instance it idndt work ASIDE from user error or the many other reasons it wouldnt work Is emprically wrong. The video i linked shows that even in a perfect situation where everything works, the stars align and they bear runs right through the entire spray of the can, it might not work.
If the man in the video had been carrying a simple 12 gauge with magnum slugs, even if he missed all 5, he would have had time to reload and get off another 5 when the bear came back around the SECOND time. With a semi auto .308 nato, or any number of big bore rifles people generally take to fend off bears he wouldve even had time to reload if he ran out during the time it takes a bear to charge 80 yards.
So once again, Bear spray is what they give hikers to make them feel better. If you want to protect your life, bring a goddam gun.
