TX Governor runs with a pistol...

Correction: The laser would go on the trigger guard.

http://www.gunblast.com/images/CrimsonTrace-LCP/DSC05201.jpg

Unloaded, it weighs just 9 ounces

garland823 wrote:

Has anybody on this board heard of rabid animals? They don't give a f*** about your yelling, trying to look scary, your knives or your rocks.

That's no way to speak about a governor!

You are probably 100 times more likely to be bitten by a dog than a coyote. The coyote did not even go for him or his dog so there was no need to do what he did. How would he feel if someone shot his dog for looking the wrong way?

He is just an ignorant redneck - which is exactly why he is getting support here

your scared of dogs, haha.

I cant believe some people on here actually think there is no chance a coyote would attack. if it feels a threat, it will attack.

Guys at my Union Hall were laughing about that pussy governor. What a bozo to go on TV and make a damn fool out of yourself.

Lcp....mabey. There are plenty of .380 options out there and the numbers are growing because of the concealment factor (size/weight) and increased potency of modern .380 hollowpoint rounds (90gr hydroshock etc). Could have been a Keltec P3AT, Sig, LCP or any number of models. Those that percieve this as some kind of pansy round are misguided, and uninformed as to the nature of modern ammo. .40 or .45? Loaded, even compacts are going to be very heavy and bulky. However, the LCP or other models mentioned above can slip into a Desantis pocket holster or into a fanny pack and disappear. I've heard from a woman who literally slips it into a jog bra it's that small. Look what happened to that poor girl in California recently. It's a beautiful world, unfortunately there are some really ugly people who do unspeakable things. Many choose not to be a victim, or at least want to give themselves an oppurtunity should the worst happen.

Was that a pistol in your jockstrap, or were you just glad to see me? :)

"Perhaps it's a relection on society that this would even be an issue. Many situations where this might be a good idea for a man or woman. Urban or rural. True pussification of the culture (youth) I'm afraid."

wow dude your an idiot...so you're saying that gun control today is a result of a pussification of the youth?! As a "youth" myself, I'd say we are the most violent ever seen in american history, both in crime (school shootings, etc.) and militarily (generation kill? ever read that book?)...the real pussies are in your generation (hippies and tree huggers), and you are the ones actually in power making these rules of pussification, as you like to call. Don't blame the youth for this.

Rick Perry can't tell the difference between a Coyote and a Mexican.

DoucheBag..................% wrote:

For one, it is a coyote, not a bear or lion. It is similar to a small dog. If you raise your voice at it, it runs away.

Two, he had his security detail with him....Why does he need a gun? What were his security guys doing when this was going down? Hiding? So he has two guys running behind him? Three grown men cannot shoo a coyote away?

The whole story is BS.

If you are going to comment you should probably read the article first. He did not have his security detail on the day he shot the coyote. It was just him and the dog.

And yes, usually a coyote will run at first sight or sound but this one didn't. When coyotes don't run is when you shoot them.

Extremism????? Like Colorado?????

Oh bullshit.

I run about 8 hrs a week in the AR woods, and have for years, and have encountered about every animal mentioned on this thread and no problems. Bears, coyotes, rattlesnake, copperheads, skunks, etc.

Carrying a gun to kill snakes is "pussification".

Carrying a gun while running? Where do you put it? That it doesn't bug the shit out of you? Are you actually running?

Smith .45 ACP loaded with .410 shotgun. Will shred a rattlesnake and one-two rounds will put down a coyote from 25 yards. Will drop a two-legged snake too if need be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wVIyk5ckRc

Am I the only one whose father taught him never to run with a loaded firearm?

It seems like the Plaxico Burress outcome is far more likely than the Rick Perry headline.

Some questions:

What kind of holster is best for running? I think a thigh holster would look pretty cool, but it would get annoying to run with.

What's the best compromise between portability and stopping power for a running gun? The governer's little Ruger is nice and lightweight, but that doesn't seem like much firepower if you're up against a bear or a powerful, corpulent Mexican.

As someone who personally knows the Governor, I'm pretty sure the reason he carries is more for protection from crazies than animals. As a politician, he has more than a few enemies and you never know when someone is going to try something violent. He doesn't travel anywhere without personal protection.

BigTex wrote:

As someone who personally knows the Governor, I'm pretty sure the reason he carries is more for protection from crazies than animals. As a politician, he has more than a few enemies and you never know when someone is going to try something violent. He doesn't travel anywhere without personal protection.

Being such a redneck jerk, he probably does need the weapon

Dirty Harry says "pussification" is owning anything less than a .44 magnum and having laser sights.

Rambo says "pussification" is using anything but a knife.

Thanks for bringing hard data into the discussion. Regarding the education graph, and of course this is not your fault, but I'm dying to point out that color scale is ridiculously bad.

Goes from dark purple (bad) to green (good) with red in the middle?? What the f*** is that bright blue doing between dark purple and medium purple? Come on, how difficult is it to go from warm colors (bad) to cool colors (good) with smooth transitions?

I live in Texas, and unlike our limp dick governor, I have the balls to go out for a run without packing heat. I have been within feet of: copperheads, rattlesnakes, water moccasins, coyotes, bobcats, feral hogs, and on two occasions, even a red wolf. The large animals have never given me any reason to fear them, so long as I don't do anything stupid to antagonize them. The snakes are a bit scarier, but, there's always a big stick around. While I personally disagree with firearms, I know plenty of hick ass rednecks down here who own guns for concealed carry pretty much all the time, but, they don't carry them when they run.