In Alaska it is common knowledge that one should file off the front sight of whatever handgun one is carrying for bear protection.
Is that because the bear will be so close that you won’t need sights?
No. It is so that when the bear takes away said handgun and shoves it up your arse it won’t tear anything...
Seriously though, that feller is one lucky man. I was charged twice when I lived up there and if anything will get your adrenalin flowing, that will do it.
One lucky fellow. Unlike this gal who didnt respect wildlife http://www.telluridewatch.com/pages/full_story/push?article—Updated+8-10-Autopsy+Shows+Ouray+Woman+Was+Killed+by+Bear%20&id=3126479—Updated+8-10-Autopsy+Shows+Ouray+Woman+Was+Killed+by+Bear&instance=news_special_coverage_right_column