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Charlies.Contingency wrote:

EEllis wrote:
It's not worthless but a pain compliance device. Batons are too light and skinny to do real damage to limbs that would make someone unable to function. For the most part this is by design as the older leaded wood batons can cause real physical damage and death at a much higher rate than modern batons.

My baton is not meant to "damage" or "kill," but it is very good for using against "meaty" targets, such as the thighs, biceps, calves, etc. It's not going to kill somebody, but an instant charlie horse to the thigh may get compliance through pain and discomfort. I would not exactly call it a tool of self defense.

MONGOOSE wrote:

Abraham wrote:An acquaintance, who is a Sheriffs Deputy, won't carry an ASP, but has great faith in a fixed length baton.

Another, a friend in a local PD filled me in on his use of an ASP and says he found it less than adequate for subduing...

Worthless

StewNTexas wrote:I may have to rethink my 'walking stick' I use when walking the dog.

I started out with a long hoe handle, just over 5', and a good height for its purpose. I bored a half inch hole in the bottom, extending the existing hole used for holding the hoe head. This allowed me to trim the bottom portion to get rid of the portion they 'sharpen' for the ease in assembly, and to make it look better.

Melted down a pile of old led fishing weights, poured it into the bored hole in the lower end. After cooling, I cross drilled the lower portion, inserted a rivet of the proper size, peened it flat.

Great walking length, long enough to do some good, heavy and strong enough to fend off / bash a charging dog, may of which are around.

While this does not appear dangerous, I might be in a better position regarding the law to just stick a relatively small .380 in my jeans pocket. Would be a lot louder than a stick if it had to be used.

carrydave wrote:Im in lubbock, and here on the news we have a lot of news about the underground pit bull fighting circuit.

My sister the other was accosted by a large pit bull while walking our little dog. Luckily the pit bull was only playing, but it was still terrifying.

many residents in my area walk with a club, cane, stick, or golf club. This is against Texas law, but it seems to be tolerated by the police for walkers not wishing to be chewed on by pit bulls.

Even though I can carry, the pit bull is not likely to run if I pull my glock 26, so I would still like to carry a small staff. Texas should address this issue for municipalities with dog issues.

Ours is so bad we can't even have a dog park for fear the fighting rings will cause a ruckus .