Reply #116: My dad had a "save" with a handgun in a National Forest. [View All]

[benEzra]

Back in the 1970's, when I was a child, my dad had a "save" with a handgun one evening in an isolated area on Federal lands here in eastern NC, just off the Neuse River. Thank God this was National Forest land (Croatan National Forest) and he was legally allowed to have a gun. His would-be attackers saw the gun, looked at each other, backed off, and left.

I think this is a good thing, and allowing those with CHL's to legally carry the guns they are licensed to carry has NOT been a problem in National Forests and BLM lands. The level of scaremongering here is ridiculous; if someone is trustworthy enough and has a clean enough record to be licensed by the state to carry a weapon in public (the mall, the supermarket, the gas station, the sidewalk), then WTF is the problem with that person discreetly carrying a weapon while camping in an isolated area with their family? Most states specifically allow you to have a weapon while camping or hiking in remote areas.