[C38] flare guns

[Donald Strong]

When I was a kid, a rough friend showed up with an old brass flare gun 
into which he shoved a 12 gauge shell, birdshot.
He set it off. and it exploded to lacerate his arm. Lots of screaming 
and wrapping handkerchiefs around the wound. In the
70's I recall a great B grade movie in which a husband and wife pair of 
sailors was accosted by a horrid crew of a shrimpboat,
off Louisiana or Florida. The pair saved themselves by firing a flare 
from the orange pistol into the face of one of the
malefactors. The woman then throttled the other bad guy with a line 
around his neck. She wrapped the loop around a winch and cranked.
Great sailing movie, better than Captain Ron; I can't find it on youtube.
Those orange guns intrigue me. I am thankful never have had to use one, 
in any capacity.
Don

On 12/28/14 5:25 PM, Steve Smolinske wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> The guy at West Marine did say that the state was looking into fixing 
> the problem.   You would think they would learn, a few years ago they 
> passed legistaltion that banned traps for hunting, well little did 
> they know it also included mouse and mole traps, it took a few years 
> to straighten that out all the while soccer fields and parks were 
> unusable because of the rampant mole damage.
>
> Steve
>
> *From:*Listserve [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *Tom T.
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 28, 2014 11:44 AM
> *To:* Catalina 38 Listserve
> *Subject:* Re: [C38] FYI
>
> I wonder if the brilliant legislators put in a provision to amend this 
> law after a certain number of boaters end up dead or injured and 
> numbers of vessels lost from lack of proper emergency flares? From 
> what history has shown us, legislative stupidity is often eternal.  
> May God help us!
>
> Since carrying flares is a federal requirement, it will be interesting 
> to see how this plays out.
>
>  Less we get smug, I don't think any state has a monopoly on 
> stupidity. We all need to keep an active roll in our state and federal 
> laws to protect our boating rights.  Elections have consequences.  
> Right now, Florida is still fighting boaters on anchoring rights and 
> the local communities are fighting the state government on a state 
> wide agreement.  Good luck on that one!
>
> Tom Troncalli
>
>
>
> On 12/28/2014 1:56 PM, Max Soto wrote:
>
>     So, I should forget about buying them online????
>
>
>     Max Soto
>
>     +506-8312-1367
>
>     Alajuela, Costa Rica
>
>
>     On 26/12/2014, at 22:26, Steve Smolinske
>     <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com
>     <mailto:SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>> wrote:
>
>         I pass this along not as a political statement of support for
>         one view or the other but just as information that boaters
>         should be aware of so they can plan accordingly.
>
>         Today I went to West Marine to purchase replacement flares for
>         my ski boat.  Last election cycle Washington voters approved
>         strict new gun laws.   Well it seems that West Marine in
>         Washington State no longer can sell flare “guns” because they
>         are not an authorized firearms dealer, and in order to buy one
>         a person needs to go through a background check and waiting
>         period.  Also included in the ban are the rocket type flares
>         because they also “fire” a projectile.   I wonder if the USCG
>         will give me a pass for not having flares onboard?  (I am
>         grinning ear to ear thinking of Larry’s reaction as he reads this)
>
>         Steve
>
>         Peregrine #312
>
>         Seattle
>
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