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I’d like to be able to brandish a dangerous weapon, and occasionally shoot it into the air.

It usually won’t hurt anyone!

It shocks me that dog owners think it’s OK to brandish their barely constrained, dangerous weapon around me and my young daughter…

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People are waving their dogs at you and your daughter? Your angry feelings must be palpable to them and their trying to cheer you up.

I don't mind dogs; however, I regularly have to arrange myself between dogs and my daughter, in case they lunge.

How is that something I should need to do?

If I walked around brandishing a weapon and you had to put yourself between me and your daughter, you'd be OK with that?

My issue is with the word brandish, its making it read dramatic. You can't wave a dog around in an angry way.

You should also have your daughter walk on the non-street side of the sidewalk in case a car jumps the curb. Is that something your should need to do? Its life.

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