It would take more than a handgun to stop (notice, I said "stop") a polar bear attack. Guides in Kodiak country often carry the Marlin 444 lever, or a lever action in 45-70.
Besides, at 1:30 in the AM, being dragged out of one's tent in a dead sleep, I don't think the meal is going to have any chance to grab any gun.
Ol Castaneda-Mendez must not be a very good safety conslutant. Deterrent does not mean barrier. It isn’t bear proof, fool.
“The bear fence advertisement said that it works as a deterrent,” he said. “There was no reason to believe that that wasn’t adequate.”
Castaneda-Mendez said he works as a safety consultant in the U.S. and has offered his service free of charge to Parks Canada and the outfitter his group used to help make changes to ensure appropriate safety policies are being executed.”
I don’t think his services would be worthwhile even if they were free.
Natural selection should have taken its course and we would be rid of these dopes. If there are any regulations that should change it would be to keep helicopters out of the park and tell people not to feed the bears.
I’d rather have a large caliber revolver under my pillow and then let the bear decide whether it wants to break off the attack.
I don’t need others telling me what won’t work.