[pct-l] Just one statistic...

[Mark Liechty]

Amanda L Silvestri wrote:
> and that is my concern, although most hunters, I believe, are responsible gun owner/operators, I fear non-hunting gun owners who are not familiar with the wilds.  I envision someone day-hiking or even a newbie backpacker panicking when they met a bear or when one enters their camp area at night.
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The end result of this logic is the conclusion that people are stupid 
and do not deserve to have any rights that are not assigned by the 
government. 

Generally this is true.  People are way to stupid to have rights and we 
need to pull them.  Especially people who would waste money  on camping 
gear when the government is in such desperate need to get as much from 
you as it can.  

So lets all help get the guns collected\banned and then go to the next 
step.  If you have a gun you will go to jail.

Next step is that there will be people who die from exposure.  no one 
can go into the wilderness without several
layers of clothing.  If you are seen outside without several layers of 
clothing you will go to jail.

We all know that people start fires.  if you are outside and have the 
means to start a fire you will go to jail.

many get dehydrated.  People need 4-6 quarts a day.  If you have less 
than 3 days of water on your person at any time then you go to jail.

And the list goes on and on and on.    Bottom line is that I don't own a 
gun and cannot imagine wanting to carry it if I did.  But the thought 
that this community in particular would abandon the concept of HYOH and 
rapidly strip all rights from everyone just to enforce their will is 
shameful at best.


Mark "Blankie" Liechty
mlaccs @ mlaccs . com