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Allow Loaded Firearms in National Parks??
This is a change in policy which, believe it or not, I am not in favor of.
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Seems to me that those who lobby for less restrictions on gun control are jumping on the opportunity that the recent overturning of the gun ban in DC has opened. Especially since the decision was based on the supreme court's interpretation of the second amendment.
I would like to see some kind of statistic that clearly shows how many people are killed/injured by animal attacks in national parks compared with how many people are killed/injured by things like falling down and hitting a rock or something like that. Until I see those statistics, I reserve the right to not make a call on this one. ![]()
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I'll open the "for" discussion. It's the same reason I get irritated about working in a federal building. You can't even have one sitting in the trunk of your car. So, if you want to carry a weapon in the car (for whatever reason) for any need that may arise between home and work (and any other place you might go in between, you can't take one.
Let's suppose I'm going on a two-week trip. Gonna save some money staying in cheap motels. Also, plan to hit a few parks on my vacation. I have to leave my gun at home because I can never take it to a park. So, if some assholes sees an "easy out-of-state tag" to take advantage of and decide to come through the door of the motel, I can't do much about it. Or if we're asleep in a tent... And, like always, anyone PLANNING something bad in a park doesn't care if there's a law/rule or not. The only downside is the "loss of temper" instances that may happen. So... And don't get me wrong, it's not THAT big of a deal. Haven't been to a federal park in years.
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Actually, Chuck, you can carry a gun. It just has to be unloaded and stowed according to guidelines.
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What does stowed mean exactly?
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I can't remember exactly, since I almost never carry when traveling anymore. I can look it up.
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I think they mean by it as the gun being in the trunk in a case. But this would suck, did the ranger grow %*##%$ or something, what about self deffence if a animal charges you when your camping?
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Carrying guns in a federal park just strikes me as a horrible idea. How many people get spooked easily when they're camping? Just about everyone. That can't possibly be a good combo with an itchy trigger finger and campgrounds where there's other people around.
Ok, the possibility for running into an animal EXISTS, but what are the odds of actually being in that situation on a government campground? I've camped all over the eastern seaboard, and have never so much as encountered ONE animal that didn't run away right when it saw you. Bad idea that stands to do a lot more harm than good, IMO.
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I'm going to go with bad idea on this one. I don't usually care too much about gun laws, but I don't see how any good could come from this. If that means a couple people get eaten by mountain lions, too bad. Run faster next time.
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There are few places in this nation where "guns" have not been allowed, and Parks are one of those. I say keep it that way, but allow the Rangers to be armed.
And any of you idiots who think you are big and bad just because you are behind a steering wheel need to be jailed anyway for stupidity, road rage or not.
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