Comments on: We don’t need guns in parks http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/ The taste of bacon is the taste of freedom Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:32:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Rick http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/#comment-16572 Rick Tue, 06 May 2008 20:43:35 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/#comment-16572 When I was a teenager, I was in the Civil Air Patrol's cadet program. We met monthly at the local Army National Guard Nike missile base. One day, as I started to pedal my bike across the base, a tawney colored beast streaked towards me - it was Patti, a mountain lion "pet" of one of the Guardsmen on the base. Lucky for me Patti was de-clawed, recently fed, and only wanted to play, but I damn near had a coronary (at the tender age of 15). Based on that experience, if I'm heading into mountain lion territory, I want something that'll help me keep Patti's clawed cousins the hell away from me. I think this rule change is way overdue. When I was a teenager, I was in the Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program. We met monthly at the local Army National Guard Nike missile base. One day, as I started to pedal my bike across the base, a tawney colored beast streaked towards me - it was Patti, a mountain lion “pet” of one of the Guardsmen on the base. Lucky for me Patti was de-clawed, recently fed, and only wanted to play, but I damn near had a coronary (at the tender age of 15).

Based on that experience, if I’m heading into mountain lion territory, I want something that’ll help me keep Patti’s clawed cousins the hell away from me. I think this rule change is way overdue.

]]> By: GreatBlueWhale http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/#comment-16571 GreatBlueWhale Tue, 06 May 2008 20:20:31 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/#comment-16571 Why, it's obvious that what if we just left nature alone, we wouldn't have these problems. It isn't the animals' fault. We just need to close the parks entirely to humans, stay in our houses and die. That would fix take care of it. Why, it’s obvious that what if we just left nature alone, we wouldn’t have these problems. It isn’t the animals’ fault. We just need to close the parks entirely to humans, stay in our houses and die. That would fix take care of it.

]]> By: Caleb http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/#comment-16566 Caleb Tue, 06 May 2008 14:57:25 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/#comment-16566 As have I, but the gun I carry to defend myself against those is going to be different from the gun I bring to mountain lion country. As have I, but the gun I carry to defend myself against those is going to be different from the gun I bring to mountain lion country.

]]> By: Hazel Stone http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/#comment-16565 Hazel Stone Tue, 06 May 2008 14:22:25 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/05/06/we-dont-need-guns-in-parks/#comment-16565 <blockquote>Note that I’m also not even bringing up defense from bipedal predators, which are dangerous in their own right.</blockquote> I was going to say, we've seen far creepier people in our hikes around parks than we've seen dangerous animals.

Note that I’m also not even bringing up defense from bipedal predators, which are dangerous in their own right.

I was going to say, we’ve seen far creepier people in our hikes around parks than we’ve seen dangerous animals.

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