Well, the up side of successfully defending yourself from a bear attack with a pistol is that you get a cool rug. :)
Here in Florida, you could put that ‘cool rug’ on the floor of your prison cell........................
As opposed to being "in" the rug.
My childhood friend has a bear skin rug.
The guy was the best athlete when we were kids. His Eye hand coordination was perfect.
He goes hunting for bear. They corner a big bear in a tree. He tells his partners that he’s going to hit the bear in the neck to break its spine, and then blast a hole in its heart.
Bang, first shot the bear starts to fall. Bang, second shot. Right trough the heart as the bear was moving through the air.
My friend told me he was scared to death because it was so big and wanted to be certain it was dead when it hit the ground.