"Carry an effective sound-making device"

[Pat Cannon]

From "Safety Tips when using Minneapolis Parks"*, which was posted on our local forum by Binky .357:

"-- Carry personal identification and an effective sound-making device."

You know, in a round about way, I think they're advocating carrying a firearm. The Permit to Carry (and requisite DL) qualifies as the personal identification, and I can't think of a more effective "sound making device" than a Smith and Wesson Airweight loaded with .38 +P's...

That, and the fact that it was slow at work today, inspired me to throw together this:

(BTW, that's my SP101.) A response to my post was the ultimate compliment: "Nearly Oleg-worthy." --which emboldened me to post it here.

*Oh yeah:
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[Birukun]

I LOVE IT!!!

I am trying to stop laughing now.

Reminds me of the sound suppressor arguments. Just the other way around.

Bill in SD

 

[JLStorm]

Wow I initially thought you were borrowing one of Oleg's images. Nice work

 

[Andrewsky]

Ummm, I'd recommend that people here in Minneapolis carry something with a little more firepower than that .357...like a 20" AR15 or a FAL.

There's been two armed robberies at the U involving multiple assailants.

 

[TCB in TN]

Beautiful, just absolutely beautiful!

 

[pax]

Ummm, I'd recommend that people here in Minneapolis carry something with a little more firepower than that .357...like a 20" AR15 or a FAL.

There's been two armed robberies at the U involving multiple assailants.

The fellow who stopped the St. James church massacre in South Africa, Charl Van Wyk, single-handedly drove off multiple assailants armed with machine guns. He was armed with a five-shot .38 snubby.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James_Church_massacre

Pat, that's a great image. Thanks for posting it.

pax

 

[Pat Cannon]

Ummm, I'd recommend that people here in Minneapolis carry something with a little more firepower than that .357...like a 20" AR15 or a FAL.

There's been two armed robberies at the U involving multiple assailants.

I totally agree... in theory. Is that what you carry every day?. Maybe I've been wrong to assume that'd be impractical.

 

[Tyris]

You gotta be a pretty big fella to conceal something like this:

or this

I suppose the folding stock helps

-T

 

[foghornl]

My favorite personal noisemaker is Model 1911-A1.

Gotta love "Pat Cannons" personal noisemaker, too...Great poster/pix

 

[Smurfslayer]

Outstanding work.

 

[Hoppy590]

I can't think of a more effective "sound making device" than a Smith and Wesson Airweight loaded with .38 +P's...

Mosin Nagant M44

 

[CNYCacher]

I would throw that quote in at the top of the image.

 

[Joshua C]

Mosin Nagant M44

Doubles as fire starter

 

[Oleg Volk]

Very nice -- good image, clear caption. Awesome!

 

[sm]

Pat Cannon,
Great work!


hehehe....

Seeing that whistle reminded me of a Mae West line. How did that go?

"Just pucker up and whistle if you want to see me sometime"

 

[Ed Ames]

Will people see a positive connotation in the "not counting the screaming and crying" line? I don't. I'd subtitle it with something more like, "When help is far away, make a bigger noise." Maybe not, but something like that. Just a thought.

 

[bogie]

Typical - a nice "how to do a nice advertising campaign" thread gets semi-derailed by "My gun is better than that gun."

Sigh...

Love the image. It'll make people think. Regardless of what sort of pocket boomstick is provided as an example.

 

[Nolo]

I can't think of a more effective "sound making device" than a Smith and Wesson Airweight loaded with .38 +P's...

Mosin Nagant M44

Mosin Nagant M44

Doubles as fire starter

Were we all thinking the same thing when he said that?

 

[TwitchALot]

Oh that's good. I'm impressed.

 

[Erebus]

Carry personal identification

What do you think that part is for? Make it easier for them to identify what the bear left behind? Or can a MN DL stop bullets, teeth, and claws?

Nice job!!

 

[obxned]

This is why I switched to +P ammo.

 

[davepool]

"not counting the screaming and crying"
I LOVE IT!!!
i'm laughing so hard i almost wet myself

 

[ilcylic]

I don't think anything (concealable) makes a more effective noise than my 10mm.

 

[Robert Hairless]

Alas, you miss the point of that sound advice.

Here is a horn, similar to the one Harpo Marx tied around his waist:

It is larger and louder than the average person needs or could be trusted to carry. One might call it an "assault horn."

I am the only person in this room professional enough to carry that horn. You should get a smaller version.

Keep in mind that tooting your horn is illegal in New York City. It violates the city's noise abatement ordinances and, besides, only Mayor Michael Bloomberg is allowed to toot his own horn there.

But Mayor Mike won't mind if you scream while you are being attacked there, as long as you do it quietly and don't disturb anyone else. Be sure not to cover up the sound of Mayor Mike tooting his horn.

 

[jakeswensonmt]

It's hard to top a short barreled .357mag in the noise making department.