Because trees are inanimate and pose less harm than animals or people.
“That’s just what the nation’s millions of park visitors don’t need.”
Yeah, better to let the thugs that frequent these parks prey upon the other visitors with impunity. /s
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
It never happens, but they keep predicting it.
Should we break it to this bozo that people “pack heat” in parks now?
I always pack a pistol when I go backpacking or hiking and have for over twenty years... there are bears and bobcats out there!
The guy(s) who killed them were able to get away with their crime because the ladies left their guns at home.
National Parks are, for the most part, pretty devoid of development, and folks who go to them to have a good time are at the mercy of the criminals who go there to have a bad time.
Time to even the score.
And, Fur Shur, I'd definitely trust an armed law abiding citizen over any criminal anytime.
The editors at Christian Science Monitor should crawl back in their holes and go to sleep. This issue has nothing to do with them. After all, they get shot one of their buddies will lay hands on 'em and they're healed, right?!
Is it not sad that the elitist liberal minds of the world so despise and fear their fellow man that they want to treat us all like children, incapable of behaving in a civil manner without close supervision...by them, of course!
armalite AR 7 - nice
I’d rather have a firearm and not need it then need one and not have it at hand.
“California 2-Year-Old Dragged From Yard by Coyote in Third Such Attack in Five Days”
Wonder what would some parent do in a National Park where firearms are not currently allowed?
Or someone hiking along a trail and is jumped by a mountain lion as has happened in California on several occasions ....
You go into their habitat you’d better be prepared.
Armed for self defense in nation parks.
Memo to CSM:
You bunch of namby-pamby panty-waists better stay east of the Hudson: the real world can be a tough place, especially for those who can’t take care of themselves.
licensed gun holders are not the ones that are going to harm others, it is the people that do not care about law that will.
Oh, please. The only crime that I think would be even remotely likely to increase in the national parks if this was allowed is poaching... and somehow, I have a feeling that it’s not that hard to get a gun into a national park in the first place, if someone really wants to break those laws. However, in my opinion, a slight increase in illegal hunting activities would be well worth it for how much more people would be able to defend themselves, and the possible lowering of other crime rates as a result.
There, fixed it.
I carry to my friends' parties all the time. They never know.
One time I went outside to have a cigarette with another Second Amendment junkie and told him I was carrying. It turned out he was too!
F*ck ‘em. I pack a .32 acp military issue, nice and lightweight for those who practice hiking light. I’m not going 80 miles in the backcountry, with my kids, without being able to protect myself. We’ve come upon cougar kills, had a cougar right outside our tent at night, either that or a wolf, plus you got more crazies out there than you can shake a stick at. We wear whistles when traveling in brush or berry areas, the kids are taught to blow like hell if they see a cougar to scare it off and talk loud in berry areas to alert bears to our presence. We’re not looking for engagement opportunities and practice low impact trekking. One time I’ve had to fire a shot in the dead of night when one was sniffing my head through the tent fabric. I was glad I didn’t have to rely on my Bowie knife under my pillow. I feel for the poor bastard that tries to get one over on me.