This is precisely why George Zimmerman bought his little Kel-tech: to protect him and his wife when they went out for walks and had to ward off unruly dogs roaming the neighborhood. He wanted to use pepper spray, but a cop friend told him not to waste his time and to get a gun....the rest is history. Will leave the punchline for someone else.
A gun is good for warding off all kinds of vicious varmint attacks.
Since I live in the Freak State, I take the dog along, instead.
“Pepper spray”.
Pffft.
Unless you bring along some onions and a hibachi, I don’t see the point.