AP news reports this morning that a bear attacked a family camped in Cherokee National Forest, killing a six-year-old girl and wounding others. The unhappy campers tried to beat the bear with sticks to drive it away, but the bear prevailed.<\/p>\n
Why didn’t the father put a bullet into the bear’s skull and save the life of his daughter?<\/p>\n
Federal law deems that, despite the right to keep and bear arms, and despite any legal permit you may have to carry your weapons, you cannot be armed legally in a national forest. You are at the mercy of any lawbreakers or bears who decide to feed upon you.<\/p>\n
Isn’t it nice that Ol’ Massa is protecting us so well?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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