Choose wisely Grasshopper!
Posted on 03/05/2008 8:36:13 AM PST by XR7
If you’re polite to them and spell their name correctly you probably won’t be threatened by a Hells Angel.
The moron author obviously has no clue about the effective use of pepper spray against bears. The sprayer's timing and aim are critical -- to make sure that the bear inhales the spray (or gets it in his eyes), instead of running right through it without harm.
So, you missed the comment made by the person who posted to me? That’s the context with respect to my comment. I’m quite aware that convicted felons already are prohibited by law from possessing firearms, given that I have a number of family members who have been or are now in LE. My post to which you refer was all about sarcasm.
Check out the many thousands of crimes which occur annually in National Parks in Post #56 - and this is only a partial listing!
Yep, makes me want to visit real soon. CCW’s may be what is needed for people to be able to protect themselves in these parks.
Choose wisely Grasshopper!
No sir! As long as it wasn't some stupid incident where the law was used beyond it’s intent. If you saw your kid being beaten by a group and intervened and was charged with assault lets say. Is that Ok?
My point is that we can not all be perfect. Sometimes you have to do things in life. Now I’m not talking about a thief, rapist of murderer such as son of SAM. I’m talking about an average guy who thought he was doing the right thing or protecting his family. You know along those lines.
The problem is, the law does not recognize that. Especially in Md.
With respect to cases such as what you refer to here, I would hope that those are extreme cases of out of control politicians and LE who have gotten away with prosecuting people inappropriately. I would further hope that this is not widespread in practice. And, you are right. If one of my family members were being attacked and their life was in danger, I’d pull out my firearm and use it to defend their life regardless of what consequences I might face legally. I would do that no matter where I lived.
Point that everyone is missing is that they are making laws so you can’t fart out loud. Let alone defend yourself in some states. Again I’m referencing Md.
I don’t think someone who was placed in a situation inadvertently should have to give up their RTKAB.
Such as with many zealous prosecutors. Everyone should think about this as they are making it easier to make YOU a criminal and then deprive you of your rights.
Please thank your son for me for his service.
I think I need to get my sarcasm detector checked. Sorry 'bout that. I completely missed it.
EVERYBODY works for the Post Office.
I will indeed give him your thanks. As to the issue at hand, WE the PEOPLE should demand better than this from our representatives.
i am ok with that... there are laws against them owning them but if they need to protect themselves, ‘shall not be infringed’ means just that... if you think otherwise you are a gun grabber... just haggling on the price of freedom.
teeman8r
Question: “Do we need guns at Paradise?”
Answer: Yes!
No problem. I’ve run into the same thing on occasion. It’s not always easy to tell when someone is being sarcastic, especially when there’s not a /sarc tag. I’ll try and remember to use that in the future.
Here at Firebase Paradise firearms are manditory,
if you don’t have one we will issue you one.
Even if I were somone with a felony conviction, if one of my family member’s life were in danger, and a firearm was available, I’d protect them (provided I’m not the reason why their life was being threatened). If that came with consequences, so be it.
Given all the people they allow in National Parks I wouldn’t go there without a gun. Especially since most people think everyone there is unarmed.
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