Comments on: More on National Parks http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:58:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: John Hardin http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20931 John Hardin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:42:56 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20931 I note the article no longer says "She said allowing guns at Mount Rainier would ruin the sense of sanctuary the park now offers." I suspect they wanted to avoid the comments pointing out that any such "sense of sanctuary" is a dangerously false one... I note the article no longer says “She said allowing guns at Mount Rainier would ruin the sense of sanctuary the park now offers.” I suspect they wanted to avoid the comments pointing out that any such “sense of sanctuary” is a dangerously false one…

]]> By: MadRocketScientist http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20927 MadRocketScientist Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:16:26 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20927 Trust me, guys like that Ranger are in the minority out here. And while my .45 might not stop a bear, it might scare it and it will do a hell of a lot more damage than my knife will. Oh, and just because bears ignore him doesn't mean they ignore everyone. They bears tend to avoid the human hiking trails, but there is no rule saying you have to stay on the trails, and if I decide to go cross country, I run the risk of finding a bear cub and momma, or finding a bear protecting food, or a rabid bear, or just one that is pissed off at me. Besides, the Rangers carry guns, so if it is so safe, what can't I carry mine? Trust me, guys like that Ranger are in the minority out here. And while my .45 might not stop a bear, it might scare it and it will do a hell of a lot more damage than my knife will.

Oh, and just because bears ignore him doesn’t mean they ignore everyone. They bears tend to avoid the human hiking trails, but there is no rule saying you have to stay on the trails, and if I decide to go cross country, I run the risk of finding a bear cub and momma, or finding a bear protecting food, or a rabid bear, or just one that is pissed off at me.

Besides, the Rangers carry guns, so if it is so safe, what can’t I carry mine?

]]> By: DirtCrashr http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20919 DirtCrashr Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:28:28 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20919 Mount Rainier has brown bears, but I'd be more worried about two-legged feral hippie-critters and dope growers. Mount Rainier has brown bears, but I’d be more worried about two-legged feral hippie-critters and dope growers.

]]> By: BobG http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20915 BobG Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:22:02 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20915 Cougars aren't that hard to kill, and would run from the sound of a firearm. Same goes for black bears. Cougars aren’t that hard to kill, and would run from the sound of a firearm. Same goes for black bears.

]]> By: the pistolero http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20911 the pistolero Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:30:43 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/03/28/more-on-national-parks/#comment-20911 The bears might run away or ignore him, but what about the feral humans? The bears might run away or ignore him, but what about the feral humans?

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