Now that the Congress has passed the "Grannies with Guns Legislation", it was riding on the credit card reform bill, we can all look forward to lively times at the National Parks.
I wonder how they will find people willing to be camp hosts? The last time we went to Joshua tree, the camp host quit when an irate and probably drunken camper waved a gun in his face. The local Sheriff was called in, WITH his posse, to restore order.
Will the National Parks be hiring Hell's Angels for camp hosts? That would be interesting. DH suggested that maybe it will make it easier. You would just slip them $50 protection money and, "Bob's your Uncle".
This new law could lead to some very interesting confrontations between Senior Citizens and those pesky doggone birds. Don't like that Great Horned Owl roosting on your satellite dish? Blow him away Grandpa! And, what about the damn Ravens stealing the grub from the table top when your back is turned? Just get out the shotgun and that Raven's history.
Just make sure Grandma's not carrying out the potato salad in that general area. She's packin' now you know, and could get awfully darn mad at you and shoot you down with her pistol, especially if she doesn't have her specs on and mistakes you for one of those Hell's Angels from the campsite down the way. How would you like them apples?
HEY - I have my pistol permit and a very nice Walther PPK - I keep telling R that I have a bow and I know how to use it - I have a gun and I know how to use it - I have a boat and I know how to use it to get rid of the body - AND I'm menopausal - the man should worry -- he just laughs ;)
ReplyDeleteWell, I am sure there are going to be a lot of people packing heat in the Parks in the Western States now. I suspect you would fit right in anyway from Vancouver to the Mexican border! Ah, and those Menopausal Defenses will be on the rise I reckon.
ReplyDeleteIn the future, I cannot imagine going to a campground and getting caught in the crossfire between two opposing groups of loud music aficionados. Joshua tree was packed that weekend because of the convergence of a drum circle, meteor show and Thanksgiving. The gun play started when someone came into what they presumed was an empty camping space, pushed aside everything on the picnic table into the bushes, and set up their own camp.
That was a wild night. The camp host, armed with only a large flashlight, got the complaint and went to check it out. He was met by someone with a pistol, claiming right of possession. DH went to the camp host the next morning to get some firewood and that trailer was gone without leaving so much as a tire mark on the spot. We found out the rest the next morning when we went into the gift store and the buzz was all around us.
Consider, also, that Joe Public can buy weapons and ammunition that peace officers are not allowed to carry. Law enforcement departments specify the weapon and ammunition an officer may carry while on duty. Joe P. has no such restrictions, other than those paltry ones imposed by Congress with the advice and consent of the NRA.
ReplyDeleteKevlar bodysuit, anyone?
Oh yes, and automatic weapons, like A-47s were not to be excluded either, in the draft of the amendment that I think got to finally cling to that bill.
ReplyDeleteI think this is just an insane and very stupid move on the part of a bunch of fanatics. Presently, gun violence on the Park grounds is practically nil. I wonder why in heck this even was a question on the part of some congressmen? DH said, to keep criminals from coming on the grounds and ripping apart campers for guns they might contain, everyone should just lay them on the middle of the bed with a note saying, "That's all we have worth your effort". Put the ammo out there, too, I suppose?