"When some of my friends have asked me anxiously about their boys, whether they should let them hunt, I have answered, yes - remembering that it was one of the best parts of my education - make them hunters."

Henry David Thoreau, 1854


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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Group sues to reinstate firearms ban

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence sued the Bush administration Tuesday...

"The Bush administration's last-minute gift to the gun lobby, allowing concealed semiautomatic weapons in national parks,...

...under a rule to take effect in January, visitors will be able to carry a loaded gun into a park or wildlife refuge — but only if the person has a permit for a concealed weapon and if the state where the park or refuge is located also allows concealed firearms.

The lawsuit said members of the Brady Campaign will no longer visit national parks and refuges "out of fear for their personal safety from those who will now be permitted to carry loaded and concealed weapons in such areas."

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