PUBLIC SUBMISSION | As of: February 08, 2009 Tracking No. 8058aeac Comments Due: August 08, 2008 |
Docket: FWS-R9-NSR-2008-0062
General Regulations for Areas Administered by the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service
Comment On: FWS-R9-NSR-2008-0062-0001
General Regulations for Areas Administered by the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service
Document: FWS-R9-NSR-2008-0062-3984
Comment on FR Doc # E8-09606
I am a law-abiding U.S. Citizen who has a deep love for our national parks.
This idea to set aside land that cannot be developed for the enjoyment of all is
one of the greatest ideas our culture has come up with.
I also love this country and my life, and as such I believe my right to keep
AND BEAR arms should not be infringed.
Practically by reflexive definition, a criminal is willing to break the law.
Outlawing firearms in national parks only serves to keep law-biding citizens
like myself from being able to protect ourselves in dangerous situations, be
they the rare dangerous wildlife encounter or worse, an encounter with a
criminal human being who already plans to ignore laws against assault, robbery,
kidnapping or rape and has no qualms about extending that list to carrying a
firearm in a national park.
Our national parks are often some of the most remote places in the country
-- part of the reason I love to visit them and enjoy nature away from crowds,
away from buildings, wires, roads and the other worthwhile but sometimes
overbearingly pervasive trappings of modern life. These places are, by their
nature, also the farthest away from help.
I am not there to hunt or to damage wildlife or cause a nuisance by firing a
firearm. I'd just like the ability to carry a little insurance with me on the
odd chance that something might go dreadfully wrong and life or limb is endangered.
Hunting in our national parks is typically illegal. So is murder, rape, and
robbery. These don't become any less illegal by allowing citizens to bear arms
while enjoying these places. Law-abiding citizens understand this and won't do
it. Those who will do it will not be deterred by these laws pertaining to
firearms. Please repeal laws that prevent law-abiding citizens from carrying any
firearm in a National Parks and and other public lands.