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07/25/2008 - 1:18pmIs the National Park Service Obligated to Better Promote Proposed Change in Gun Regulations?A Utah permit is not terribly difficult to get. I have one in my wallet. Only cost me $200. I had to attend an all-day class. I waited 5 months for my permit to come in the mail; background checks take time. It is NOT valid in California. Check this ...
07/25/2008 - 12:28pmIs the National Park Service Obligated to Better Promote Proposed Change in Gun Regulations?You've made a good point here Doc. I believe that most of those who oppose this rule change are those who are mis-informed or totally UN-INFORMED about guns and gun issues. How else could you cause someone to be so afraid of their next-door neighbor who has completed a background ...
07/24/2008 - 1:18pmInterior Officials Want to Allow Concealed Carry in the National ParksThanks Anonymous. I wish I had your skill with words. I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said here. See you in the Parks.
07/19/2008 - 11:39amJudge Restores ESA Protection for Wolves in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem-UpdatedThanks for following this Kurt. This is an emotional issue. I do not want to see any species overrun, nor do I want to see one wiped out.
07/16/2008 - 7:50pmStudies Show Bear Spray More Effective Than Guns Against GrizzliesYou people amaze me. I do NOT have to justify my NEED to have my firearm. YOU have to justify why YOU think it is OK for you try to strip me of my Constitutional RIGHT !!
07/10/2008 - 6:32pmComment Period Reopens on Whether National Park Visitors Can Arm ThemselvesCate - I'm also a nature lover. If you met me on the trail, you'd wouldn't know whether I was armed or not. After we parted ways, you'd probably think to yourself, "What a nice man". If you only knew. I feel sorry for you and your irrational fears. Good ...
07/10/2008 - 5:27pmAnother Black Bear Put Down, This One In Yellowstone National ParkThey captured the bear and then EUTHANIZED HIM ??? Why in heaven's name didn't they take him somewhere where he could be released ??
07/10/2008 - 4:39pmViolent Deaths in the National ParksPoint to ponder about a "gun-free" utopia: In 87% of rape cases, the assailant is UNARMED. The only protection the victim has is to kick and scream. I'm buying my wife a gun for Christmas. Don't tell her; it's a surprise!
07/10/2008 - 12:47pmComment Period Reopens on Whether National Park Visitors Can Arm ThemselvesI just read a page-full of the "new" comments. They're pretty much like the previous 60 days of comments. Almost all of them SUPPORT the proposed rule change allowing concealed-carry. I read one that OPPOSED the change: they were sure that their vacation would be ruined if they knew people ...
07/05/2008 - 12:27pmComment Period for Proposed Gun Rule Change in National Parks Extended 30 DaysKurt - you're right on about the snowmobile issue and the comments. Almost makes you wonder why they bother to solicit comments. They just do what they want anyway. Whatever happened to "We the people"?
07/04/2008 - 10:29pmComment Period for Proposed Gun Rule Change in National Parks Extended 30 DaysHad a little time on my hands and I was curious so I did another unscientific sampling. I selected pages at random: 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 39, 44, and 57. I read the comments on each of those pages. There should have been 100 comments but I ...
07/04/2008 - 9:20pmComment Period for Proposed Gun Rule Change in National Parks Extended 30 DaysThanks for the information, I'll pass it on. Has anyone done any kind of tally on the comments? The last time I did one, I picked 11 pages at random. I recorded the number of those in FAVOR versus those OPPOSED on each of those pages. There were 77 that ...
07/04/2008 - 11:48amDo You Care About Energy Exploration Near Our National Parks?We need to preserve our beautiful Parks, but we've got to be smart about it. If we don't become energy self-sufficient soon, we are going to become slaves to all of of our current energy suppliers. Once we're in THEIR control, you can be sure THEY will drill wherever they ...
06/29/2008 - 1:03pmComment Period For Revised Gun Regulations for National Parks About to CloseI just read the article posted by the PEER. They sound like gun-grabbers to me. I just can't understand how I will impact the Park environment by carrying my CONCEALED handgun with me. Is it the extra weight causing me to make deeper footprints? C'mon, it only weighs 31 ounces! ...
06/27/2008 - 7:10pmYellowstone National Park Bison Unhappy With Photo Shoot Tosses Pennsylvania BoyWhy can't people use their heads? I'm glad this child wasn't more seriously injured. This is the kind of irresponsibility that eventually ruins a visit to the Parks for the rest of us. How long before someone decides that we have to stay 100 yards away from bison too, not ...
06/26/2008 - 5:11pmComment Period For Revised Gun Regulations for National Parks About to CloseYou knew I'd have to comment on this one. With today's Supreme Court decision, are we sure we want to try to BAN handguns someplace?? I just checked; there are more than 15,000 comments posted about the proposed rule change. I'm sure all will agree that the vast majority of ...
06/21/2008 - 1:59amLost Backpackers Reunited with Families at Denali National ParkI repeat myself when I say that I'm truly thankful that these two women were found alive and well. But I can't help but wonder why they would venture out without a GPS unit considering that they cost less than $100 and only weigh five ounces. Yes, it would be ...
06/18/2008 - 1:21pmLost Backpackers Are Reported Alive and Well at Denali National ParkThank God !!
06/15/2008 - 3:38amTraveler's View: Concealed Weapons Have No Place In Our National Park SystemMy only curiosity is that the Supreme Court decision concerning the D.C. handgun ban will be released in the next two weeks. I can't help but imagine what kind of impact that decision will have. If the D.C. gun ban is upheld, why should the DOI secretary need to change ...
06/13/2008 - 8:33pmTraveler's View: Concealed Weapons Have No Place In Our National Park SystemWhere is the information about the January 1st effective date? I was not aware of it. What is the Secretary using for justification? Why not an immediate change to the regulations after a review of the public comments? I realize that there's more than TEN THOUSAND comments, but they are ...
06/12/2008 - 9:23pmTraveler's View: Concealed Weapons Have No Place In Our National Park SystemThis is NOT a new, election-year issue. If you take the time to follow this link you will see that the NRA has been fighting this battle for more than five years. [url]http://www.nraila.org//Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?ID=3529[/url]
06/10/2008 - 8:44pmGeotourism Map Shows You Around the Crown of the ContinentVery cool !! Check this out.
06/10/2008 - 4:52pmGPS Unit Leads Couple Into Trouble Near Glen Canyon National Recreation AreaI wonder the same thing Lone Hiker. You wouldn't believe the number of people I've met on the trail, miles from the trailhead, who are wearing sneakers and carrying a cellphone in one hand and bottle of water in the other and nothing else. No pack, no compass, no chart, ...
06/09/2008 - 3:29pmCreature Feature: Texas Banded GeckoThis is a nifty-looking gecko. We have a bunch of them here in Hawaii (including IN my house), but none as patterned as this one.
06/09/2008 - 12:48pmGPS Unit Leads Couple Into Trouble Near Glen Canyon National Recreation AreaI'm also glad that this story has a happy ending. But it is beyond my wildest imagination that people will venture FAR off the beaten path with NO preparation. Hopefully their near-disaster will be a valuable lesson to others!
06/08/2008 - 8:49pmHow Can We Build Advocates for the National Parks?Thanks for your comments Owen. I agree that Kurt does an outstanding job of demonstrating his love and concern for the Parks. The NPT is a daily read for me so that I can find out what's REALLY going on in the world. I join with you in saying, "Keep ...
06/08/2008 - 5:09pmHow Can We Build Advocates for the National Parks?Ouch!! You hit me hard with this one Kurt. I read the NPT daily but I rarely comment except for gun issues. We must ALL be enthusiastic about preserving our Parks. I'm not sure our government has the Parks' best interests at heart; just their own.
06/05/2008 - 8:24pmRibbon-Cutting Planned for $70,000 "Bio Toilet" at Mount Rainier National ParkThis is very nice of them. Are there any plans to add more of these elsewhere if they work as intended?
06/05/2008 - 6:19pmCongressman Accuses Sec. Kempthorne of Pandering to NRA on Gun IssueI repeat - NO metal detectors. If you don't have ENFORCEMENT, all you have is a rule. Rule-breakers don't obey rules. That's why we call them that.
06/05/2008 - 2:24pmCongressman Accuses Sec. Kempthorne of Pandering to NRA on Gun IssueYou said, "How do you decide which laws or regulations are worth obeying? If wearing a concealed weapon where they're outlawed doesn't bother you, where do you draw the line?" One is a violation of a REGULATION written by a bureaucrat. A regulation denying my RIGHT to KEEP and BEAR ...
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