Tim White wrote:I'm sure there was no official "talk of weapons in rescue situations" at this OCR. I too was not there so I’m unsure of the context. But I can guarantee if you hang around a certain group of Texas, Alabama or Georgia instructors, THERE will be talk of guns and weapons. That is who we are and what we do.
One of the most fun caving expeditions I ever participated in involved several thousand fired rounds with Kalashnikov AK-47's. It was great... Go bust out some cave survey, then come out and light some tish up (aka "carp") with an AK.
Best part was when the guys from China showed up. Those guys were all ex-mandatory military, so they were on those AK's like horses on sugar cubes.
Just about the most surreal thing ever.
-Dean