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A gun wouldn't help against them, but I think you are in more danger from man 'o wars in Galveston than from sharks. I carried two scars across my foot for about 5 years after one just ran the tenticals across my foot. My uncle (step-father's brother, three years older than me) didn't fair so well. One (or more) got him all over the front and insides of his legs. He still limped about the time my scars faded. If he'd been skinny-dipping, I doubt I'd ever have had those three step-cousins!

Sharks make for scary movies and stories, but there are worse "water dangers".