Kinda makes sense that a sidearm would come in handy in that situation. Kill the cat as last resort, but my goodness a warning shot would be warranted. Gutless I might be chucking rocks, I certainly would not be walking away from the cat.
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First thing I noticed was all the rocks of different sizes. I would have picked them up to throw as necessary to discourage the cat. As a last resort one big rock for beaning it when it got that close.
