On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:25 PM, B. <docile_body at yahoo.com> wrote:
> [So the embarrassing-to-my-state Gov. Rock Perry packs a laser-guided
> pistol during his routine jogs, huh? That's nice. He took out a coyote on
> his latest run. -B.]
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100427/ap_on_re_us/us_governor_shoots_coyote
>
> Texas gov. shoots, kills 'wily' coyote during jog
> By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press Writer Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
> Writer Tue Apr 27, 7:55 pm ET
>
> AUSTIN, Texas – Pistol-packing Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a message for wily
> coyotes out there: Don't mess with my dog.
>
> Perry told The Associated Press on Tuesday he needed just one shot from the
> laser-sighted pistol he sometimes carries while jogging to take down a
> coyote that menaced his puppy during a February run near Austin.
>
> Perry said he will carry his .380 Ruger — loaded with hollow-point bullets
> — when jogging on trails because he is afraid of snakes. He'd also seen
> coyotes in the undeveloped area.
>
> When one came out of the brush toward his daughter's Labrador retriever,
> Perry charged.
>
> "Don't attack my dog or you might get shot ... if you're a coyote," he said
> Tuesday.
>
> [...]
>
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