CHEYENNE, Wyo. â The grizzly took Jerry Ruth by surprise, bursting from thick brush and biting his jaw almost completely off.
On the ground and barely able to see, Ruth grabbed his .41 Magnum-caliber revolver and started shooting. The third bullet pierced the bear's heart and spinal cord, killing it from 25 feet.
I'm glad I was armed with a firearm and I'm glad I was able to shoot straight, said Ruth, attacked last July 19 a couple miles from his home not far from Yellowstone National Park.
Ruth's gun quite possibly saved his life. It also provided fodder for a long-standing debate about whether a gun or bear spray is better in fending off a grizzly attack.
And if that sounds like an esoteric discussion, it has intensified with a new federal law allowing people to carry guns in national parks.
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On the ground and barely able to see, Ruth grabbed his .41 Magnum-caliber revolver and started shooting. The third bullet pierced the bear's heart and spinal cord, killing it from 25 feet.
I'm glad I was armed with a firearm and I'm glad I was able to shoot straight, said Ruth, attacked last July 19 a couple miles from his home not far from Yellowstone National Park.
Ruth's gun quite possibly saved his life. It also provided fodder for a long-standing debate about whether a gun or bear spray is better in fending off a grizzly attack.
And if that sounds like an esoteric discussion, it has intensified with a new federal law allowing people to carry guns in national parks.
Full Story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100510...jA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNuZXdsYXdwaXRzZ3U-
