[Citizen Tom Paine]

Be not afraid of any man no matter what his size
When danger threatens, call on me, and I will equalize
Col. Sam Colt

Or in this case, a shotgun.

[Eska]

60 lb dog that knows his purpose works even better than any gun. Let someone get tore up (being where they shouldn't) and word gets around pretty quick that a maneater resides at your place.

WE have an old plott hound that just wants to taste anybody he don't know; and nothing passes this old boy's eye.