Governor Palin Lauds Firearm Decision
by U.S. Secretary of Interior
Posted on 12/08/2008 5:44:16 PM PST by neverdem
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Governor Palin Lauds Firearm Decision
by U.S. Secretary of Interior
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-198
Governor Lauds Interior Secretary’s Firearm Decision
December 5, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin today lauded the decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior that will allow an individual to carry a concealed weapon in national parks and wildlife refuges. The new rule only applies if the individual is authorized to carry a concealed weapon under state law in the state in which the national park or refuge is located.
“The possession and use of firearms is especially critical to Alaskans,” Governor Palin said. “We will continue to protect gun rights. The ability to carry a firearm can define a life or death situation, especially for protection against surprise encounters with wildlife, mainly bears. I appreciate the Interior Department recognizing this is a step in the right direction.”
Within Alaska, most of the national parks and refuge areas are open to various forms of hunting, so possession and use of firearms is already widely allowed under both state and federal law. Currently, firearms are prohibited in Denali National Park, Glacier Bay National Park, Katmai National Park, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and Sitka National Historical Park. The new rule will take effect in January.
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I love it when Sarah’s pictures are posted with articles related to her .
This is an example of why the MSM literally hate Sarah and want to destroy her. If Sarah can raise this much ruckus by just issuing a press release what could see do when she is actively campaigning? As always, Sarah’s timing is impeccable.
I thought the Constitution granted the federal government control only over very specific lands such as DC and military installations and forbids the feds from taking State lands for their own control. So, where is it even legal for the feds to create “National Parks”?
“Not to put to fine a point on it, “guns” are crew served weapons”
You need to sharpen your vocabulary:
Gun:
1. a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
2. any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver.
3. a long-barreled cannon having a relatively flat trajectory.
4. any device for shooting something under pressure: a paint gun; a staple gun.
5. Slang. a person whose profession is killing; professional killer: a gangland gun.
The National Park rules should follow the State rules where it is located. That means that in D.C.'s federal park (the Capitol) you won't be able to carry. Good luck in Massachusetts or Hawaii or Illinois. If your State concealed carry permit is honored in another State, then you should be able to carry in the national park in that other State. If not, such as in Oregon, then you can't carry in Oregon's national parks.
Now what about those in two or more States -- such as the Smoky Mountains National Park (though both NC and TN should be good States). My hunch is North Carolina's laws would apply on the North Carolina side, and Tennessee's laws would apply on the Tennessee side.
Ahhh, The EST2000 range! Now that’s a fun one!
I suspect the new Secretary of the Interior will nullify this ruling in the name of “safety and public order.”
(was going to post /sar but sadly he/she will likely do just that)
Nice move by Sarah getting out in front of this decision.
Yes. If I was escorted by Chuck Norris.
Governor Palin: what are you willing to do about the "human" animals we have to deal with?!
If our Judicial system would put as much effort into going after real criminals then that would be great. Instead they wish to constantly dictate to us what we can and can’t do according to their own whims. Nevermind that the Constitution was written to protect us “peons” from just their sort of ilk.
If a true criminal wants a gun he/she will get one and do what they will. No amount of “laws” to inhibit our right to keep and bear arms is going to change that. So instead of CONSTANTLY trying to pry our guns out of our hands just enforce the laws against those who use weapons nefariously!
I don’t believe she has the power to do anything. Ask your own governor that question.
Well it would be an opportunity to see if you can run faster than a bear. LOL!
I know that. My governor is Granholm in MI, a real 0bama birtch. I asked only because Palin might be harboring national aspirations.
PALIN ‘12!
Looks like she’s still using the McCain typeface on the “SARAH PALIN” heading on the release.
She should probably find a new one
Did you shave off the front sight?
Don’t hold your breath for any other governors coming out and supporting this measure. Most of them will ignore it, and some will probably condemn it. I hope the NRA invites Gov. Palin to address their convention this year. It is being held in Phoenix AZ in May 2009. If they invite her, I hope she accepts.
Southern Oregon man survives black bear attack
01:03 PM PDT on Thursday, June 12, 2008
Associated Press
GLIDE, Ore. — Aaron Wyckoff didn’t start to panic until his .45-caliber pistol quit firing, and the bear kept chewing on his arm.
So, he recalls, he tried to pull the bear’s jaws apart. Then he tried to roll down the ridge where he and the bear were wrestling. But the bear grabbed his calf, pulled him back and went for his groin.
Wyckoff said he countered by shoving his pistol and his hand into the bear’s mouth. But by then, the struggle in the Cascade Range in Southern Oregon attracted the attention of Wyckoff’s party, and other hunters rushed over.
Justin Norton fired a round from his .44-caliber pistol into the black bear’s stomach, to no avail. He approached the bear, put the gun behind its ear and fired again. It finally rolled away.
“I walked right up to his head, and he didn’t even look at me,” said Norton, 26.
With the dying bear still struggling, a final round finished him off.
“He was dead. He just didn’t know it,” Wyckoff said. “It was just all adrenaline.”
Wyckoff was helping friends track a wounded bear May 31 on the last day of the hunting season.
Fifteen-year-old Chris Moen of Glide, who had drawn the tag, hit the animal in the shoulder with a .338-caliber rifle round, but he and his father couldn’t pick up a trail of blood.
They called on Wyckoff and friends to help track it. A few hours later, Wyckoff went up a hill for a view.
He heard a rustling in the bushes behind him, then a grunt. The bear had apparently circled around the group.
“We never even heard him,” said Wyckoff.
Wyckoff said he fired a round into the bear’s forehead, but the animal kept coming and climbed on top of him. From beneath, Wyckoff said, he got off three more rounds.
Then he tucked the gun beneath the bear’s chin. But it quit. Wyckoff, left-handed, said he had accidentally released the ammunition clip.
After the attack, Wyckoff sat still, not wanting to move for fear the bear had ruptured the femoral artery in his groin. Mustering the courage to look down, he saw his shredded jeans, but not much blood.
At the hospital, a surgeon sewed him up, astonished that the bear had missed every major artery, as well as Wyckoff’s tendons.
After two days in the hospital, Wyckoff was discharged, with orders to stay home from work for at least two weeks.
His right arm remains bandaged. Silver staples hold gashes together.
His .45 is covered with teeth marks but still works.
The bear weighed more than 260 pounds after field dressing. It has since been sent to a taxidermist.
Wyckoff said he’s grateful for his friends’ quick actions and that he stayed firm when his 10-year-old son tried to go along that day.
Would Wyckoff hunt down another bear?
“Oh yeah,” he said. “Fall bear season starts back up in August.”
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