A Gun Activist's Scene:Sarah Brady and Judge Kollar-Kotelly Alone In the Wilderness

[Johnny Dollar]

Yes, this is worth letting our imaginations roam a bit!
Course we want a positive outcome.
David Codrea is very angry.And rightfully so.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-R...parks-gun-rule

Judge blocks national parks gun rule
March 20, 8:28 AM

Deciding that your life is not as important as potential environmental concerns:

A federal judge yesterday blocked a last-minute rule enacted by President George W. Bush allowing visitors to national parks to carry concealed weapons.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by gun-control advocates and environmental groups.

You can read Clinton federal bench appointee Killer [oops] -Kotelly's Memorandum Opinion here.

This has made the gunhaters over at the Brady Campaign very happy, along with their coalition of environmentalcase anti-defense extremists and government careerists. Still, what they have not addressed is something we've known, but not talked that much about--for years.

For instance:

U.S. Rangers, Park Police Sustain Record Levels of Violence

"Law enforcement officers in the National Park Service are 12 times more likely to be killed or injured as a result of an assault than FBI agents – a rate triple that of the next worst federal agency," said Randall Kendrick, executive director for the U.S. Park Rangers Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.

And these guys are armed. What about you?

Or the two women hiking on the Appalachian Trail?

Or the "11 cases of homicide or manslaughter, 61 robberies and 35 rapes or attempted rapes" reported in 2006.

Or Chandra Levy, killed in Rock Creek Park?

And while most of us would not be as foolish as the honored Timothy Treadwell, the fact remains that animals sometimes do attack.

That's why the government itself admits:

Cougars are entirely capable of lethal attacks on people, and predatory attacks by cougars have occurred across the western U.S. and southwestern Canada over at least the last 50 years.

But perhaps I'm being unfair. After all, these are isolated incidents--over years. Sure I could find more. But all in all, national parks are probably pretty safe.

How many children died in school fires in this country last year? Would anyone seriously propose that we take that as a guarantee of statistical safety, and dismantle sprinkler and alarm systems as unneeded?

I have a thought experiment. Imagine Colleen Kollar-Kotelly and Sarah Brady alone together in the wilderness, having backpacked miles from the nearest ranger facility. Now imagine an immediate threat--one that's been stalking them with deadly intent--confronts them, confident it has the advantage. Imagine this threat is capable of outrunning them and overpowering them. Imagine this threat has savage murder on its mind. Imagine the only thing that will stop this threat is lethal force--or the realization that they possess such capabilities.

And they've come up short.

Imagine their only option is to plead and beg and cry and then howl in fear and pain when that doesn't work. It's happened to others, you know, and based on policies these two promulgate, it will happen to more. And they'd rather it did than the victims be armed.

Who, besides their tormenter[s], can immediately get to them? Who will be able to cover the hours and the miles and the trails to even find them, and this after mobilizing a search party, sending up helicopters...

If they scream, who is likely to hear them first?

The Park Rangers who oppose their being armed--or the Mexican drug cartel guys--the ones Eric Holder says are so dangerous they need to pass more laws to disarm you and me...?

[Standing Wolf]

If they scream, who is likely to hear them first?

Well, yeah, but the workers and peasants have been getting altogether too uppity lately. They need to be disarmed. They need to be punished.

[JCMAG]

Deciding that your life is not as important as potential environmental concerns:

Carrying a firearm is bad for the environment?

I don't buy it.

[230RN]

I don't buy it either. Seems to me all the lead would be automatically carted out of the park.

To the Coroner's Office.

Where it will be preserved in a little labeled plastic bag when it is removed from the backstop.

And the backstop will be harmlessly buried with no more lead in it.

No problem, environment-wise.

Terry, 230RN

[Johnny Dollar]

Codrea is really too kind to my mind.
These extremists don't really think about real life situations
It's all ideology.
And we know where that leads.

[Catherine]

Quote by Standing Wolf:

"Well, yeah, but the workers and peasants have been getting altogether too uppity lately. They need to be disarmed. They need to be punished."

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Bingo! That is exactly what the 'powers that be' want - those nasty power control freaks! Power! Control! Disarm the masses!

Yes, we have got to keep those slaves and serfs down on the Plantation or close to the the Master's Castle!

Catherine

[Catherine]

Quote:

"I don't buy it either. Seems to me all the lead would be automatically carted out of the park.

To the Coroner's Office.

Where it will be preserved in a little labeled plastic bag when it is removed from the backstop.

And the backstop will be harmlessly buried with no more lead in it.

No problem, environment-wise."

Terry, 230RN
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Another winner here! Ding, ding and ding. Thank you.

Catherine

[Catherine]

David C. is very good - thank you for posting this. He hit the nail on the head although he could have been a 'harder hitter' when it came to this article. I agree with you there.

If the powers that be don't want and don't allow the serfs to carry - they should not let ANYONE carry and that includes any 'taxpayer paid government official' who works in the parks.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander!

Thanks to David C.

Catherine

[KsThumper]

The only complaint that I have is that any report on this issue would quit refering to this as a 'last-minute' decision.

While I too fail to understand how the mere carrying of a concealed firearm would impact the enviroment, where the arguments presented before this judge by the Holder Justice Department an indication of how this Administration will defend the Constitution's RKBA ?


We have a summer home in Green Mountain Falls, CO and are going to buy an America the Beautiful park pass this year.

Plans are to visit Rocky Mountain NP several times, take a trip to Devils Tower NM, Yellowstone NP and Grand Tetons NP, also visit Black Canyon of the Gunnision and Mesa Verde NP.

I have been to 44 of these great United States and will check off Wyoming, Idaho and Montana this year. We will be armed.

[redboneshadow]

What part of "This Right Shall Not Be Infringed" don't these criminals understand

[romma]

Carrying a firearm is bad for the environment?

I don't buy it.

Sure it is... Because WE said so!

Actually it does create a hazardous environment for the criminal...