The risks of walking down your own street are higher the most would like to
believe.
Seems to me that the present situation has very little to do with Wal-Mart,
camping, Texans, politics (pro/anti gun) or whatever.
It has to do with someone who is reprehensible enough, or psychotic enough,
to gun down two uniformed officers that were going about their duties.
Neither case presents a situation that society can reasonably control before
the fact.

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack" <john.cook58@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff - real risks

> Forget about political agendas.  That's nonsense!
>
> The risk of camping in unknown areas may be much higher than some would
like
> to believe.  There are areas around Los Angeles including the foothill
> mountains surrounding us, with beautiful looking campgrounds, that I would
> NEVER camp at alone.  I grew up in this area; I KNOW what goes on.  I'd
sure
> hate to have some innocent listee blunder into one of these.  Do you know
> that in some areas, Forest Rangers won't patrol these campgrounds at
night?
> Don't blame them - they didn't hire in to the FS for that kind of danger.
>
> So, why is this a verboten subject???  How do the rest of you protect
> yourself when you wake up in the middle of the night with someone trying
> your door and then find you've been blocked in.
>
> Sorry to be an alarmist but I get the impression some of you don't know
the
> real world out there!
>
> //Jack