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In reply to the discussion: Obama: Gun-control advocates have to listen more [View all]Socal31
(2,484 posts)88. You can enjoy the forest all you want, but doing it irresponsibly carries with it risk.
As does walking down the street at night, or riding a bicycle near the road with no lights or orange vest.
Anyone entering nature should be fully educated on the subject environment. Wearing earth-tones in a popular legal hunting area during deer season and wandering around at 6:00am is a bad idea.
Going near certain streams during a salmon run can also be a bad idea, due to a different type of "hunter."
You always have to know your area, if you are a hunter or a hiker.
I am for increasing penalties substantially for irresponsible hunters or poachers who are caught on land that is either marked as a no-hunting area, or hunting out of season.
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"Hunting" wasn't even a consideration when the founding fathers installed the 2A. eom
Purveyor
Jan 2013
#3
Listen more? To what, more screaming and wailing about how teh gubbint gunna tack r gurhns?
DRoseDARs
Jan 2013
#4
Gosh. We didn't realize. And of course, what's most important to the rest of us is
Squinch
Jan 2013
#54
It's actually more than a couple of times a year here too. And, it isn't deer.
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#94
I think your post shows what the President means. We are probably in near agreement on the issue.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#21
that is such a poorly constructed thought you should be embarrassed for putting it in public
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#56
Swell. Now get rid of assault weapons, assault clips, and 'semi-automatic' functionality...
onehandle
Jan 2013
#14
The politics of it is a minor issue the major issue thats standing in the way is
cstanleytech
Jan 2013
#64
Obama talking to you - old west revolvers and other "semi-auto" guns here to stay
askeptic
Jan 2013
#25
My father was born in Pistol Hill, Tx., which is no longer there. During the Great Depression,
Dustlawyer
Jan 2013
#22
they need to realize that rural life and city life have different needs and expectations
klyon
Jan 2013
#33
Problem is, a lot of hunters won't go to the big city without a gun in their car, and
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#68
Your paranoia is noted. I know thy gun comforts you, but ever really needed a gun in the city?
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#84
You can enjoy the forest all you want, but doing it irresponsibly carries with it risk.
Socal31
Jan 2013
#88
There are always a few trouble makers in the crowd for any given group of good size.
ManiacJoe
Jan 2013
#92
If you don't want to share the woods with the hunters, then wait for hunting season to end.
ManiacJoe
Jan 2013
#96