Why Use a Handgun for Bear Defense — Because They Work

Why Use a Handgun for Bear Defense — Because They Work

Grizzly bear downed at 10 feet by Jimmy Cox with a 10mm pistol. Sept. 18, 2018, AK One of the significant advantages of using handguns to defend against bear attacks is that defense with a handgun is far more likely to result in a dead bear. This is a highly desirable result. Bears that attack humans should be killed. Killing aggressive bears is a way to condition the bear population to avoid humans. The false premise implicit in the argument fo…