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  • June 19, 2009 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Our Take Guns In Parks Do Not Make Sense The story on todays front page about allowing people to carry loaded guns in our national parks is somewhat disturbing. Although it depends vastly on the laws of the state the park.is in, and whether or not you have the right permit, it still leaves room for ignorant mistakes. National parks are home to many unique forms of wildlife, some of which are in limited populations. National parks are places where families can drive, hike, camp, fish, swim and simply relax. None of these activities benefit from having a loaded gun on hand. Sure, the National Rifle Association (NRA), safe hunters and proud Americans that believe in the right to bear arms would prob- ably disagree. But what is the purpose? What do we gain from car- rying loaded guns into national parks? It has been said that national parks are some of the safest places to be, as far as crime is concerned. Sure, like anywhere else, the oc- casional unfortunate incident occurs, but it is rare. Over the last year or so, weve had some murders in local parks, but rangers will be quick to tell you these are isolated and rare occurrences. Would the victims having a loaded gun have prevented the mur- ders? Probably not, under the circumstances. Many would think carrying a gun into a national park might assure safety from a possible bear attack. But it takes a pretty large gun to kill a bear. Do you really want to put a gun fit for the likes of Chuck Norris or Rambo in your sleeping bag while youre camping? What if you shoot, miss, and hit a neighboring camper? Can you be a smart and safe gun carrier when awakened at night by a prowling bear? Do you really want to shoot a bear that simply wanders onto your campsite? Would it leave on its own? Would it simply make the bear angrier to be fired upon? Also, there have been a number of hunting accidents within Na- tional Forest boundaries. Is this a sign of things to come, or simply an unfortunate accident? How many times do we preface the word shooting with the word accidental? Far too many times. These are all things that were considered when the law change occurred, but ultimately, members of Congress and others felt it was the right thing to do. We now have to live with it, the good and the bad. Editor-in-Chief: Justin Caudell 103 Student Media Center Cullowhee, NC 28723 E-Mail: we@email.weu.edu Office Phone: 828-227-2694 Advisor: Katherine Duff Smith 109A Student Media Center Cullowhee, NC 28723 E-Mail: smithk@email.weu.edu Office Phone: 828-227-2195 News Editor: Features Editor: Sports Editor: Photo Editor: Layout & Design: Distribution: Office Assistant: Tiffany Barnwell Daniel Falls Jada Bratton Danielle Lightner Nathan Hunzaker Maegan Zigarevich Jay Strong Sarah Bonner Mailing Address: Western Carolinian Post Office Box 66 Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 CAMPUS VIEW LIFE(S SweEl- IL NEED YouR MONEY, T NEED Youre HouS& T NEED Youe PAINIEILLERS, ., Internet, Media and. Change. .. By Tiffany Barnwell News Editor Traditionally, you wake up and brew your cup of joe or tea and venture outside to retrieve the daily newspaper. Or not. Its obvious the newspaper industry is suffering from declining readership and circulation. This is occurring due to a theme we cant help but embracechange. We now have alternative forms of news and many updated habits for Americans. The Internet and free new sites, such as CNN, MSNBC, and Yahoo receive credit for playing a chief role in the difficulties experienced by the newspaper industry. But in this digital age, most of the readers look for online editions. Whats odd is that newspapers now have more readers than ever, especially among younger people. However, there are incentives in embracing change. The rapid decrease of print media will heavily impact our society, and the current struggle to go green and save the world must take place. So, we get a rolling affect. Of course technology, or online media, will likely follow. The main issue is simply that fewer consumers are paying for their news. If news organizations give away their news, then why pay? Although I still make effort to read the newspaper, I still check out online editions when I dont feel like walking to the library. But maybe the Internet isnt all to blame. Newspaper pioneers didnt see it coming, but decided Quotable Do people really need to carry a gun in a national park to insure their safety? National parks are places we visit to enjoy the serenity and beauty of the outdoors, they are special places. - Debby Singleton, a professor in Parks and Recreation Management at WCU. CARTOON 2909 Qa Mia GRoenING $ I NEED YovuR CREDIT I NEED YOUR CAR, I NEED YOUR ATM CARD AND PIN NUMBER, T Neo THE key TO YOuR. LIQUOR CABINET. on Att LT NEEO FROM You (S$ Youve Love. onislo eins ake y Ne Cee TROON MOL to deal with it with in several let them become nonprofits similar ways. Remember when the public to public broadcasting stations... was educated about the actions Under a bill proposed by Cardin required of them by copyright law? [Senator D-Md], newspapers Or when new payment models like turning to nonprofit status would micropayments popped up and_ no longer be able to make political the convincing of tech firms to endorsements but could report on all issues including political campaigns. Advertising and subscription revenue would be tax-exempt and contributions to support coverage could be tax deductable. So what is this? A government bailout for newspapers? Apparently even shows like The Wire explore how the news media covers and fails to cover political and social changes. All old economics are shattered and organized forms perfected for industrial production have to bereplaced with structures optimized for digital data. The heart of the problem publishing make hardware less able to share? solves is the awesome obscurity and Those who are committed to saving expenditure of making something newspapers demand to know what accessible to the publichas will work, if the original plan isnt stopped being a problem. working. So whats the solution? Is Print media covers much of there an answer to this dilemma? societys heavy journalistic lifting, { IWSOBVD ALOW ha bOOTE) ZivrM*Erhs SABOLO3IS Sw3y WOOL) The answer is: Nothing. Nothing will work. There is no general model for newspapers to restore the one the internet just broke. Back in May, I read how the Senate projects a dim future for newspapers. Andrew Miga of the Associated Press writes that One way to save some of the nations struggling newspapers would be to LETTERS POLICY by covering every angle of a huge story. It creates benefits even for people are not newspaper readers. The newspaper is an advantage to society, butirrelevantto thedilemma. Many cry, Youll miss it when its gone!but I still have to ask, whos going to cover the news of employed newspaper people losing their jobs, then? We welcome letters from our readers. We urge brevity, both for the sake of effectiveness and the demands of space; letters should be no longer than 500 words. All letters are subject to the same editing for clarity applied to our staff contributions. We will not publish anonymous letters; letters praising or criticizing professors by name; letters making personal attacks or personally hurtful statements; endorsements of or letters from political candidates; or copies of letters to other publications. Because we want to provide access to a variety of viewpoints, each letter writer will be limited to one letter every four weeks. All letters should be signed, and writers should enclose their addresses and daytime phone numbers. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published but will be used to verify letters. We reserve the right not to print any letter. By m4
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