Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:32:42 AM
Some people are clearly not happy with the ruling last month of granting the right to carry concealed in a national park, and they are trying to
put a stop to it.
The Bush rule went into effect Jan. 9, and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the National Parks Conservation Association and the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees have asked a D.C. federal judge to put the rule
on hold. They ultimately hope to have the measure invalidated, arguing that the Bush administration failed to follow proper legal procedure in evaluating and adopting the rule. Specifically, they claim that federal law required -- and that the administration refused to perform -- an environmental assessment, which incorporates such factors as public safety and the "human environment."
An environmental assessment? If that was a serious concern, they wouldn't let cars in the parks.
All BS. aside, the real issue is that they hate guns and that is simply all there is to the matter. They don't want guns in national parks or concealed or in your home or even in the border of the U.S.
President Obama has rightly called concealed weapons a menace to public safety. They should not be introduced into some of the most peaceful and pristine public lands in the country.
The funny thing is, if you could take these anti-gunners and put a gun in their hand and make them shoot it, they would realize that the gun doesn't shoot itself, it doesn't bite, and in the hands of a responsible person it is no different than any other tool. In the hands of a criminal it is no different then a baseball bat, a knife, or anything else that could be used as a weapon. We have enough laws on the books to keep people safe and incarcerate those who break those laws; all we have to do is use them.
Taking guns away will not make peaple any nicer, but an armed citizen will sure change the attitude of a would be criminal...in a hurry!