Guns in parks
Remember, you’re just a paranoid redneck to think you might need a gun where, you know, there’s large critters.
Via Rep. Stacey Campfield who notes Parks were designed so people could experience nature in a positive way. Not be eaten by it.
August 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
“Some real kooks out there are saying it was the boys fault for playing in the stream. I mean how dare a little boy play in a stream at a nature park.”
That’s what the boy and his dad CLAIM was all that happened. I’ll bet there was a lot more to it than that.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
“…described as a “55-pound male yearling” that was probably born in the spring of 2007, according to park spokesman Bob Miller.”
Wow, Bob Miller can subtract 1 from 2008 and get the right year. Next thing you know he’ll be counting to ten all by himself. Or are ther currently yearlings, probably born in 1936, running around?
“Black bear attacks are rare…” Yes they are, but bear attacks are far more common than black bear attacks. Here in the PNW we have black and grizzly, and it’s the grizz you look out for. How many readers are going to notice that little subtlety?
“1900 and 2007, only 60 people were killed in black bear attacks across North America, and 45 of those deaths took place in Alaska or Canada…”
Really? Less than one per year and most of those are outside the lower 48? Then I guess they can take down all those dire warning signs from Yellowstone Park and all the others. No problem.
So anyway, how many have to be killed before we’re allowed to protect ourselves? Someone give me the number.
I just sent my kid up to Alaska the other day. 15 years old, but I had to send him with a pistol (such a nice boy). His ‘grandpa’ is packing a .44 Mag too. Paranoid rednecks, both. They’re so paranoid they took raincoats and a tent too. Can you believe it?