Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jeff Liebermann Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Riding a bike a protection and in general Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:37:09 -0700 Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <102na8l$144h0$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net FYJrZAScrn9mGx3txoFYMAQspqRyzSsyvvay5IPY6awgHOU41t Cancel-Lock: sha1:TlAIgPl8jaAcDzJzwt3eYSm+Rys= sha256:il/MzQsZLPBBBfLCXROt1sWrm8GcoSDHHulhHeTL+60= User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:25:59 -0500, Mark J cleary wrote: >So we go ride out bikes out in the middle of nowhere. I am not a FOID >carry I have not guns but my brother suggest the Bryna? I myself >probably would not be taking it on a bike but who knows. > >My thought is I live alone and I sleep downstairs on the couch. I >sometimes keep the patio door open to let in all the cool night air. I >got thinking someone could just drop in although I leave the outside >lights one. > >But if I had a Bryna I could just take aim and it is about 15 feet away >to disable someone. Frankly in my days as a long distance runner with >dogs I would have used one at least 3 times in the past. I came upon a >dog that attacked me. On a bike in unfamiliar territory it might we >worth it certainly if you are touring across country. Spelling problem. It's a Byrna: I don't know anything about it or self-defense strategy. In my uninformed opinion, a paintball gun is much cheaper and possibly equally effective. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558