Originally Posted by
mprelaw
In Massachusetts, it's illegal to discharge a firearm within 500' of an occupied dwelling, unless you have the prior consent of the owner/occupant. Since most dogs run out of their owner's yard, it's pretty much the case that you'll be shooting inside that 500' zone. It's also illegal to discharge a firearm from a public way. Firing at a dog is also a good way to lose your carry license. Good luck convincing the chief of police that you had no other viable alternative when you're at the hearing that will be called to decide whether you get your permit back. If a dog has a prior history of biting, chances are that it wouldn't be attacking you, because it probably would have been ordered to be put down.
This topic is neither easy or fair since the solutions stumble over a bunch of other laws that give the dog more rights than the rider being attacked!
At the end of the day self preservation is all that matters.
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Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?