National Park/Wildlife Refuge Carry

[tnroadrunner]

voted

[Guest canynracer]

Voted - 67% yes 34% no

[Guest bulletproof]

Voted - 69% yes 32 no

[Guest BigBoostDSM]

Done. 74% and 27%

[Guest db99wj]

Done, 84% to 17%

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84+17=101 I'm sure it is just a rounding error.

[Guest Rccola]

Voted:rock:

88% yes and 13% no

[Guest ibavol]

VOTED......88% Yes

[towerclimber37]

voted! 88% yes!

[Guest Rccola]

Here is an article about this. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/09/parks-gun-ban-under-fire/

[Guest dotsun]

I hit it. Thanks for the link RC.

[mac12]

Voted.

[Fivestring63]

voted 88% yes.

[Guest SUNTZU]

Oops. I didn't mean to double post.

Edited February 12, 2008 by SUNTZU
doh.

[Guest SUNTZU]

Here is an article about this. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/09/parks-gun-ban-under-fire/

Check this guys response on the knoxnews website out:

Posted by tnhiker on February 9, 2008 at 4:13 a.m.

Armed & Dangerous?

I used to carry a handgun with me during hiking trips, car trips, trips to the grocery store, etc. In fact, for many years I was in the law enforcement business and carried my handgun everywhere I went. Over time I've modified my behavior with regard to carrying firearms. There are several reasons why I feel having a concealed weapon either isn't a good idea or just plain ineffective but I feel the two main ones are:

1. While hiking it isn't practical to have a firearm in your hand all the time. If it isn't in your hand then it isn't going to be accessible enough to use whenever you might be confronted with a violent situation.

2. Having a firearm on your person might tend to lend you a false sense of security and therefor modify your otherwise cautious behavior and keen observation of strangers.

For those reasons (and more) I leave my handguns at home whenever I'm hiking.

I've been hiking more than 20 years and have hiked thousands of miles without once encountering a violent person. I take reasonable precautions:

Always have a keen awareness of others around you.

Don't look like a victim-in-waiting. Look people in the eyes. Speak-up. Be confident.

Avoid hiking in areas which are near "party spots" like those hiking shelters which are readily accessible (within 1 or 2 miles) from paved highways. There is a completely different group of people you'll find at spots like those versus more remote areas--especially areas that are truly backcountry and primitive where usually only serious hikers go.

And the #1 way to protect yourself from violence while hiking is to always hike with a partner.

In our society we cannot be 100% safe and thus we'll read about people who became victims of either violent-minded or demented individuals. Because these events are so rare they tend to become national news items. However, did you read about the drunk driver who killed a family of three in rural Montana last night? I bet you didn't. Nor did you read about any of those other "common" misfortunes that we risk each time we step outside. Life is filled with risks--just be careful.

And leave your handguns at home.

To read my full editorial on this topic please visit my website: Life After 50--One Man's Perspective, Al's Hiking Journals and Musings.

http://home.earthlink.net/~tnhiker/lifea...

Response to point #1: Ever hear of holsters?

Response to point #2: Situational awareness, not sometimes, all of the time.

Response to the #1 way to protect yourself while hiking: Are you supposed to use your hiking partner as a human shield?

[Guest db99wj]

Hey if you are hiking way out there and you are confronted by a bear, just remember, you don't have to be faster than the bear, but you do have to be faster then your partner....

[Guest Rccola]

:usa:Signed #2928

[Guest BG38357]

Done, 2932.

[Guest cap4004]

Signed it!

Edited February 21, 2008 by cap4004

[Guest looneeetunes]

done i was 2949

[Smith]

Just saw this this AM. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330888,00.html

[waynesan]

When you read things like this, you wonder how anything ever gets done in Congress. Sadly, too much of the bad stuff manages to make it into law.

[Guest Boomhower]

That's cute how the dems decline to respond. That's always a convinent option leading up to an election year.......Our elected officials are gonna get a lot done this year, let me tell ya.

[Guest price g]

I think we will get this one and lose the bar bill.

[analog_kidd]

There is simply no legitimate or substantive reason for a thoughtful sportsman or gun owner to carry a loaded gun in a national park unless that park permits hunting," the groups said in a statement.

Gee, you can't think of one single good reason to carry a gun in the park?

[Guest tjbert47]

I think we will get this one and lose the bar bill.

I don't think we will get either of those. TWRA won't let the park bill go through and Jimmy Naffie will not let the bar bill out of committee.

Tom in TN