Pardon me but these comments are obviously from people who don't spend anytime in the outdoors in Alaska.  I can assure you that the instinct to protect our young with deadly force from potentially deadly harm is alive and well especially here in Alaska.  Not only are we living with wild animals that are inherently dangerous but in addition we now have a significant population of idiots who would kill another human being without batting an eye in the course of committing a crime or for money to feed a drug habbit!  I love Alaska and have been  here for almost 50 years and I love to hunt.....this is my passion and my choice.  But if a bear or any other wild animal were trying to harm a family member or friend, I would  without hesitation kill it. I would do the same if the wild animal were another human being! I am not alone. Most Alaskans came here to live in a frontier environment and assume the risks. There seems to be a troubling increase in people who came for other reasons.