Instead, the DOI change is nothing more than a token effort to appease both a majority of the United States Senate and over a million gun owners while still retaining their "if you have a loaded firearm, you're a poacher" attitude.True, the proposals on the table fall short. That's why your comments are needed.
So, VCDL is asking you to do the following:
Respond to the DOI's request for input to its proposed rule by politely urging them to assimilate state firearms laws for ALL law-abiding gun owners where the National Park Service's sites and the National Wildlife Refuges are located.
To send in your comments to the DOI, click here...
[Via Clint]
I've always found it interesting that a significant amount of the "gun law" in West Virginia is centered around preventing poaching (read it sometime, the incoherence of it will befuddle you!) I'm sure WVCDL is also working to dispel the "gun in a park, must be a poacher" mindset.
ReplyDeleteCan't shoot the King's game, can we?
ReplyDeleteTried to make a comment but the site will not go past the "next step" button, just goes back to filled out form.
ReplyDeleteWhat am I doing wrong?
I did a search for "Schell" under FWS on the off chance your comments were posted but nothing turned up. I'm not very technical, so take this with a grain of salt--I don't know if this has anything to do with your cookie settings, but am assuming it may just be a temporary glitch with the Regulations.gov site--perhaps the best thing to do is wait a few hours and try again...
ReplyDeleteI had the same problem Schell. I went back to the top of the page and found that I had exceeded the one character limit on Middle Initial. Yours may be something different, but there should be a red letter explanation out to the side of the information field affected.
ReplyDeleteAddendum to above. I had to remove the peiod, and then "next step" worked.
ReplyDeleteHere is what I sent David. Probably not the best spokesman for our side because I have lost patience with couching things in language sensitive to the feelings of abusers:
About a year ago I met a Park Ranger who was armed with a sidearm and either an M-16 or AR-15 (look identical, but the M-16 is select fire, the AR is semi-auto only). I asked him why he needed so much fire power as a Park Ranger.
He replied that he could never tell when he would come across criminals of any stripe,or meth cookers, or marijuana growers who would kill him to keep their location a secret. He didn't mention defense against wildlife, but that is probably due to the fact that we have very few human capable predators in our geographic area. I'm sure did he work in bear or cougar country his answer would have included defense against a possible dangerous encounter with them also.
He seemed a nice enough young man, but his attitude did exude a certain aura of superiority as though I were a lesser citizen. Peculiarly, despite government's attempt to instill that belief system in the citizenry, I do not believe I am a lesser citizen entitled to fewer rights and whose life is less worthy of defending. And neither should you consider me so.
Therefore I urge you to do the right and properly American patriotic thing and rescind the unconstitutional ban on arms in National Parks. I further urge you to lift this unlawful ban completely without regard to state law. However, if you just don't have the political courage to do that, at least approve the proposal to lift the ban as it is now written.
Thank you for your time,
C.H.Sawders