Guns may have started some of the wildfires in the west

[azmouse]

Quote:the tinder-dry West, where campfires, fireworks and even lit cigarettes are banned across public lands, another fire-starting culprit remains free of most restrictions: guns.

This year, officials believe target shooting or other firearms use sparked at least 21 wildfires in Utah and nearly a dozen in Idaho. Shooting is also believed to have caused fires in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.

Those concerns come as states grapple with ways to cut the risk of new fires ahead of the Fourth of July holiday when many people fire their guns to celebrate the nation's independence.

Officials have been asking the public to scale back shooting as legions of firefighters contend with one of the busiest and most destructive wildfire seasons to ever hit the West.

In Utah, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert took the unusual step of authorizing the top state forest official to impose gun restrictions on public lands after a gunfire-sparked fire. The official is expected to do so within days.


Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2...z1zbNKDSHE

[jaxx]

I hope sane people will pay attention to this and stop.
But I'm not holding my breath.

[pappy]

(07-04-2012 07:26 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I hope sane people will pay attention to this and stop.
But I'm not holding my breath.

Coming soon to your Internet, "trying to blame the wildfires on guns is a leebrul plot to ban guns and destroy America by killing the 2nd Amendment, which is why we must replace Obama."

[azmouse]

(07-04-2012 11:08 AM)pappy Wrote:  

(07-04-2012 07:26 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I hope sane people will pay attention to this and stop.
But I'm not holding my breath.

Coming soon to your Internet, "trying to blame the wildfires on guns is a leebrul plot to ban guns and destroy America by killing the 2nd Amendment, which is why we must replace Obama."

ahhhh... I see you read the comment section that followed the article.

[pappy]

(07-04-2012 11:29 AM)azmouse Wrote:  

(07-04-2012 11:08 AM)pappy Wrote:  Coming soon to your Internet, "trying to blame the wildfires on guns is a leebrul plot to ban guns and destroy America by killing the 2nd Amendment, which is why we must replace Obama."

ahhhh... I see you read the comment section that followed the article.

Never even went to the link.

The "knuckle draggers" (And no, I don't care if I hurt their feelings!) are simply too predictable! Any fool (including this one) could easily predict the response from the NRA enthralled pseudo tough guy/gal phony 2nd amendment "patriots".

[There Is No Spoon]

(07-04-2012 11:08 AM)pappy Wrote:  

(07-04-2012 07:26 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I hope sane people will pay attention to this and stop.
But I'm not holding my breath.

Coming soon to your Internet, "trying to blame the wildfires on guns is a leebrul plot to ban guns and destroy America by killing the 2nd Amendment, which is why we must replace Obama."

You know it. A-holes can't take personal responsibility.