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Originally Posted by Chief
Thanks for the info. I dont intend to "carry". All the company's we talked to said no so I was just fishing for ideas. As new drivers, and obvious concerns for my wife I was just looking for exceptable/legal alternatives.
I've heard of drivers carrying paintball guns, and I've heard of drivers carrying flare guns. My own understanding is that they are both legal to carry, in the sense that one is a "marking device", and the other is a "signal launcher". Neither is actually classed as a gun. I don't know how much damage a flare gun will inflict, but a paintball gun will break the unprotected skin, and will bring up a pretty good welt through clothing. (On national television, some kids in CA were having fun shooting paintballs at people on the sidewalk. One victim went to the hospital with a hole in his face the size of a nickel.) You might keep in mind that if you kill them with a gun, they can't sue you for injuries.
For a few years, I carried a pick-handle through 48 states and Canada. No one said a word about it.