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> I find the law that requires you to carry a firearm more interesting That's not quite what it says. Firearms are only a recommendation. > Due to the polar b
by paranoidrobot 6y ago
> I find the law that requires you to carry a firearm more interesting
That's not quite what it says. Firearms are only a recommendation.
> Due to the polar bear threat in Svalbard, anyone travelling outside the settlements must be equipped with appropriate means of frightening and chasing off polar bears.
> The Governor of Svalbard also recommends having firearms with you.
- bovermyer 6y agoThere are levels of risk I am not prepared to accept. I'll carry an assault shotgun, an assault rifle, and a dedicated ammunition-hauling dog with me if I go outside a town in Svalbard.
- AdrianB1 6y agoWhat is an assault shotgun, one painted black and with a bayonet mounted? I think you can have something like this in Fallout.
- _bin_ 6y agoSPAS-12, AA-12, or similar? Or maybe he's referring to one like the Ithica 37 with slam fire capabilities? The guy really just needs a M1 Garand.
- _bin_ 6y agoI hope not: although, say, an M16 is a good weapon, you'd do better with something chambered in a full rifle cartridge (e.g. .30-06) against a bear rather than an intermediate cartridge
- bovermyer 6y agoAlright, fine, then an FGM-148. If a polar bear is charging me, I want his ancestors to feel what I'm going to do to him.
- Clewza313 6y agoYou can skip the dog. A polar bear can sprint at 40 km/h, so if you're attacked by one, you'll be lucky if you can squeeze off more than one or two shots.
- ajmurmann 6y agoInteresting. When I visited a few years ago I was told that you were required to carry a rifle outside of town to protect from the bears and that a handgun wouldn't be sufficient to protect from a mature polar bear. I guess the guide exaggerated.
- TylerE 6y agoThat isn't necessarily a contradiction. A handgun may well not have the stopping power. But something like pepper spray (bear mace) might.