Quotemrcondron You are absolutely correct. But to say that a firearm is not a weapon is a bit silly. Are *ALL* firearms inherently weapons? Is an olympic target pistol inherently a weapon? Is a .22 bolt action target rifle inherently a weapon? Is a 20 gauge shotgun loaded with bird-shot inherently a weapon? (for those not in the know, a shotgun loaded with birdshot will only kill a persoby chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemrcondron Oh chiefcrash. There have been more than a few posts on this forum where the poster wanted to be armed while backpacking as a defense against bears. I can only imagine the what the unfettered allowance to bear arms in Yosemite's campgrounds will bring. I know for sure that the peaceful enjoyment of the sanctity of the park will suffer, especially on the valley floor. Howeveby chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemrcondron Duly appointed officers of the law. It's not complicated. The next logical question: Why should "duly appointed officers of the law" be exempted?by chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemrcondron I guess I asked to exclude rangers so the crux of the discussion would stay on visitors to national parks. The effectiveness of, the humanity of, the fallibility of, and the responsibilities of enforcement rangers is worthy of argument but not the issue here. Users of the English language in order to be able to effectively communicate with one another have devised a thing calleby chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemrcondron I have a question. Why would anyone carry a loaded gun in the sanctuary of Yosemite National Park? Enforcement rangers excepted please. Here's a question: Why should rangers be excepted but not other people? What makes rangers "special"?by chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quoteeeek QuoteFoTThe 2nd is OUR right. That's debatable. You in a militia? The wording was constructed to be vague on purpose. If you're a able-bodied man of at least 17 and under 45 years of age, then you're in the militia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia_%28United_States%29by chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
You imply a firearm is designed to kill. This is incorrect. Strictly speaking, a firearm is merely a tool designed to fire a projectile. The choice of projectile, as well as the intended use of the projectile, is entirely left to the intent of the user. If someone INTENDS to use a firearm as a weapon, they can use lead bullets. People can also INTEND to use a firearms as: A less-than-by chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Everyone can take a big deep breath and relax... The law abiding gun owners who might bring guns are just that: law abiding. Which means, short of mountain lion or sketchy guy trying to rape them, there guns will never be seen or heard or fired in the park. It'll be just like it was before these new rules... As for the non-law abiding people: they don't follow laws, including the ones sayby chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Quotemrcondron The individual parks are supposed to follow state law however I personally think anyone that feels it necessary to exercise his or her right to bear arms in a national park has a serious gonad deficiency issue. QuoteSigmund FreudA fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity.by chiefcrash - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion