It is a .357 Magnum, not a .327. I do have exactly that in a five shot hammerless Ruger. Ever seen Quigly Down Under? I don't need to practice and I have several to choose from. My quandary is one of the morality of shooting a dog and the wondering afterward if I really needed to or considering that maybe I am the problem somehow and all of that and the potential post dog conflict with the owner becoming dangerous. I don't know, as I said, I am at a loss on this as to the best approach and consider a gun to be something on the margin of what I would have ever considered doing as a general practice. I have spoken with the sheriff, he knows me casually and knows I have a carry permit, he told me to shoot the dog or any dog if indeed I felt in danger, it was my call.

I really do not want to escalate with the possible moral and other issues and guilt and all of that but at the same time, when is enough become enough? Could my previous encounters now cause me to over react and use deadly force when it is not needed because I am now, I hate to say it, afraid of large dogs?

I think I am going to get a new can of Mace, since this one is now expended and just see if things somehow return to some normal state. I really think that the popularity now of very large and aggressive breeds is the problem and that in years past these dogs were not so common thus my not having issues before. I don't know.

I think some people are indeed crazy, while I was laying in the road, being attacked by the dogs, the owner was yelling at me that they would not hurt me, I really don't know what is wrong with these people. She continued after the ambulance, fire rescue, sheriff and police were on scene and transported me Level 1 trauma stating that the dogs were not dangerous to the authorities. Is a femur bone sticking through my leg not evidence enough. Like what the hell.

LC