General Discussion

It’s literally hundreds of miles of waterways that’s bank are accessible to fishermen from many points. Most of the sloughs are wide enough that a passing boat and skier isn’t disturbing your fishing, but some fishermen would get upset if we found a particularly nice run and made several passes. On one such occasion the clowns on the bank decided it would be fun to shoot their rifle into the water behind our skier to intimidate us and fired off several rounds. Unbeknownst to these idiots, I knew there was a sheriff’s boat tied up a couple turns down river at a ramp and after getting my skier out of danger I hightailed it over there and luckily they were still there. They weren’t too happy about people shooting guns into open water and immediately went to straighten those guys out.

Not a particularly violent episode, but it was one that highlights how “responsible gun owners” can turn into irresponsible gun owners when they take the step from a firearm being a defensive weapon or hunting/utility tool and turn it into a offensive weapon of intimidation. Something that crosses my mind constantly as I drive the roads in Texas where I presume every crazy driver also has a gun under their seat.