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Will volunteers abandon national parks due to legal concealed carry?
December 25, 2008 | Tagged "Demon Guns", anti-gun Obama, Concealed Carry, national parks | 1 Comment
In a letter to the editor on Page 11 B of the Denver Poston 12-16-08, Norm Tempel of Estes Park worried that “thousands of hours of volunteer service may be lost,” because volunteers will be concerned about the dangers posed by licensed concealed carry permit holders in the parks. This fear seems typical of Liberal ideation that the mere presence of a firearm creates danger to bystanders, that the gun somehow will act on its own.
If this belief were close to reality, Liberals should be terrified of the police, the military, security guards, and yes, of felons who carry illegal guns. I would think that park volunteers should currently be more worried about the marijuana farmers, muggers, rapists, and murderers that already “roam” the national parks looking for victims in criminal safe, free-fire zones created by previous government bans on possession of defensive weapons.
Concealed carry permit holders have proven to be more law-abiding than the general population. In Colorado, to get a concealed carry permit you have to pass a background check and attend a training course. The above mentioned criminals didn’t bother to comply with the laws. (Darned mean-spirited, irresponsible criminals!) As one young gang banger said on a Denver talk show a few years ago, “If you’re going to smoke somebody, you don’t need no paperwork.”
Mr. Tempel and others with concerns about the “demonic” nature of guns can rest easy. I will be surprised if the easing of the national park restrictions survives the first month of the Obama Administration. (See my post, “Look for five weeks of legal concealed carry in national parks,” 12-06-08, under the Category, “Concealed Carry.”)
I guess I do have a question about the desirability of more severe restrictions on guns in this country. After the Liberal Elites turn America into one of the largest prisons in the world, “Who will guard the guards?”
Def Mech
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