Spray for nuisance bears, but leave the condiments at the table for a determined attacker
Dang jpw, it took you six pages to get to your condiment joke? You must be slowing down.
I really think people that minimize the effectiveness of bear spray haven't used it. So much easier to hit a fast moving, bouncing target with a jet stream that you can see, and adjust your aim with, than a bullet. And the pepper spray will likely cause the bear to stop his charge and worry about his eyes - a bullet anywhere but in the CNS? Incredible rage that will get you killed.
