Hello Richard!
21 Dec 96 13:20, Richard Wheet of doubtful wisdom scribbled to Geno 
Dellamattia:
 RW> I see you've visited Texas.... it is now legal to carry a
 RW> concealed handgun on a sailboat (if you have a concealed weapon
 RW> permit - requirement is that you are no more crazy than the
 RW> average Texas citizen, you can shoot straight and you promise not
 RW> to shoot anyone unless they need it).... so.. during a close
 RW> race, you could in theory "cross someone's T" 
If you'd been 70 miles offshore in a sailboat and a large powerboat 
approached you without hailing or calling on VHF, you'd probably have a 
different view about carrying firearms on a boat.  This happened to me, and 
since then, I've had a good long-range rifle aboard when going offshore.  
Incidently, the boat only needed a bearing to the Dry Tortugas, having lost 
their LORAN and not knowing where they were!  Perhaps a warning shot across 
the bow would have encouraged them to pick up the VHF!
Later........Sandy
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