Yes all Janice's concerns & from what I've heard from experts , it isn't safe to fire a gun in the open unless you have a back stop & really good aim as bullets can travel; quite a way & un-intentionally injure animals or humans.
I also wonder about falling on a gun ..would it cause a broken hip/ribs or worse discharge & hit someone. Recently a woman in our area took a bad tumble & her cell phone strapped onto her waist caused a few broken lower ribs from landing on it..ouch!!! Some of our back country female riders around here carry Mace for personal protection as a safety against a derranged human encounter, but I don't know how effective it would be with wildlife. Kaaren
