re guns in backcountry no thanks in article c lrpq o idacom hp com guy idacom hp com guy m trotter writes hi in canada any gun that enters a national park must be sealed i think it s a small metal tag that s placed over the trigger the net result of this is that you can t use a gun to protect yourself from bears or psychos in the national parks instead one has to be sensitive to the dangers and annoyances of hiking in bear country and take the appropriate precautions i think this policy makes the users of the national parks feel a little closer to nature that they are a part of nature and as such have to deal with nature on it s own terms guy hello i understand this philosophy the bears are a national treasure the area is their sanctuary and people who enter it do so at their own risk it is better that that rare human be killed by a bear than that bears be provoked or shot by unbear savvy visitors the bears aren t having a population explosion humans are so it is better that a human be killed than endanger the bears i don t agree with this philosopy but i understand it the psychos are a bit different they are not a national treasure but i suppose the decision has been made that to allow provision for defense against them would also allow provision for defense against bears again i suppose it has been decided that it is better for the rare human to be killed by a psycho than to take a chance on threatening the bears personally i wouldn t go into an area where i would be managed so as to reduce my safety but come to think of it i guess i live in a managed wilderness myself joan v
