Things will change rapidly when a soccer mom or small child is mauled to death by a wild animal in their front or back yard. Sad that it will take something like that to change the minds of those in charge.
And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. / I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.
Not sure why the article was written. There have always been bears, mountain lions, and coyotes coming into urban areas in LA and Orange Counties. South OC has mountain lions that range into the area on a regular basis for the past 30 years.
There have been sea lions that wander inland six miles into Irvine through San Diego Creek!
“Things will change rapidly when a soccer mom or small child is mauled to death by a wild animal in their front or back yard. Sad that it will take something like that to change the minds of those in charge.”
Not true!
Cougar/puma kill about one person a year. Nothing done about it, as so doing will cut funding for agencies, NGO’s and the academented.
Keep armed, stay aware, and it shooting becomes necessary, consider either the Shoot, Shovel, Shut Up concept or otherwise make sure the LEO is told “I was in fear of serious injury or death”.
Then say nothing else until your lawyer is present.