FREEP A POLL, Guns in National Parks

MSNBC ^

[fightinbluhen51]

Should Guns be allowed in National Parks?

[fightinbluhen51]

FREEP AWAY my fellow freepers!

[Long Island Pete]

Yes because how else will you be able to protect your picnic basket from thieving hordes?

[djsherin]

Yes.

[mouse1]

yea, why not

[razorbak]

Make Yogi and Boo Boo pay.

[Tennessee Nana]

Should Guns be allowed in National Parks?
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Guns are like dogs ...

They cant read the ...

KEEP OFF THE GRASS..

NO DOGS ALLOWED

NO GUNS ALLOWED

Signs...

[Dustbunny]

Well, considering that many Parks contain wild animals and you have just brought lunch into their dining room, I think it would be an excellent idea to have a way to defend yourself in case a bear or mountain lion want to join the picnic.

or

Just in case a bear or mountain lion have decide you yourself would be a tasty morsel.

[Redcloak]

An interesting result, considering that PMSNBC tried to split the pro-gun respondents three ways...

Live Vote

	What's your position on citizens carrying weapons in national parks?   * 271516 responses
	State laws should apply. 42%
	It should not be allowed. 6.4%
	Concealed weapons should be allowed in all national parks, regardless of state law. 28%
	Concealed weapons and "open carry" should be allowed in all national parks, regardless of state law. 23%

[VeniVidiVici]

She wasn't able to protect her basket from the thieving hordes

[RetiredArmy]

Its never stopped me. When traveling, my friend Glock goes along. If I travel through Illinois, it is with me. If I go to Yellowstone, it is with me.

[cake_crumb]

Bears don’t care about laws, they care about their stomachs.

[jdub]

I was just in Yellowstone, and was happily armed. Saw a grizzley and cub too. Luckily the gun was in the car when I was attacked by a crazy california liberal while photographing geysers.

[fightinbluhen51]

The bigger point is there is a lot of crime that happens in parks as they are a “NO ZONE.” Lots of women are accosted by predators in parks, and have no means of self-defense, and certainly park police are of not much use, just ask the Clintons about that one.

[BenLurkin]

There should be a no guns policy -- NO GUNS ALLOWED.

That way my family can enjoy the National Parks without fear of some bad man with a gun shooting us.

/s

[cake_crumb]

Absolutely true. There have been several serial killings of women in national parks that have been at the top of the news...best thing about guns is they can be used against both 2 and 4 legged predators.

[Free Descendant]

How about in the valley of the shadow of death?

[cake_crumb]

"Luckily the gun was in the car when I was attacked by a crazy california liberal while photographing geysers."

Geeeez,what's so terrible about taking pictures?

[mylife]

61% say yes

[seabreezelover]

The two-legged predators far outnumber the 4-legged and are the real danger. Parks are magnets for criminals, particularly around parking lots and trailheads. I dated a Park Ranger LEO and found out what REALLY goes on in the parks - definitely changed my behavior from mostly oblivious to ‘on alert’ and always cautious.

[SkyDancer]

Right!
Our property backs up to the Olympic National Forest. You have bears, cougars, coyotes, bobcats and then the two-legged varmints ..... never go up there without packing something.