Postmen need to be allowed to Carry on their route, especially if it's a walking route.
I was a rural mail carrier for 31 years. No walking route in the city, all driving and in the country, but I still encountered a lot of dogs. In the early years that I worked, I always carried, and have even shot groundhogs out of the vehicle was I was delivering my route. As USPS cracked down on guns on postal policy, I had to me more discreet. I had a policy about dogs.....if I didn't like their looks, I didn't get out to deliver a package.
I was bit one time.......by a damned Chihuahua. I kicked the little basturd like he was a football, and did my best to kill him. Most dogs were just doing their job, protecting their turf, and you have to respect that.
