No Action Should Be Taken Against Hunting; Allowing for Wildlife Conservation
The year is 1912, in Jackson Hole Wyoming, the past three winters have been harsh on the land. A movement to help increase the elk herd was started two years previously. According to Steve Morriss, 2012 the writer of National Elk Refuge: 1912 – 2012, “Congress appropriated $45,000 and decreed the creation of a National Elk Refuge. The Government incorporated 1,000 acres of public land and 1,760 acres of purchased land along Flat Creek to constitute the Refuge.” The state of Wyoming has been allotted a generous amount of money to preserve the elk population and with the help of the community the preservation will thrive. Jackson Hole Wyoming 2004; that once great …show more content…
roadways. An additional 2.3 million people were injured in crashes in 2014.” Car accidents happen daily, some are fatal and others result in injury; a massive amount of money goes into responding to car accidents. A point discussed by people is that by giving someone access to firearms that there will be an increase in accidents and death. Should cars be taken away because cars kill people? The answer is no, cars are a vital part in our society along with hunting and to hunt guns are required. The National Safety Council showed in 2012 that only 600 firearm related accidents happened compared to 36,300 motor vehicle accidents. firearm accidents have decreased since 1992 when 1,409 accidents took place; as hunters safety courses are passed and more people are educated on gun safety the accident rates are lowered. Among hunters, the reiteration of four laws can help hinder the amount of injuries, those four laws are; “treat every firearm as if it is loaded, always point the muzzle in a safe direction, be certain of your target and what’s beyond, and keep your finger outside the trigger guard until ready to shoot”. Teaching America’s youth the proper techniques to follow when hunting increases their education of the subject, and lowers the amount of hunting related accidents. In 2011, California reported ten hunting accidents, one of those reports was self-inflicted; and one of those accidents was fatal, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The weapons that caused the injury were a shotgun and riffle, some of the reasons for the accidents were, loading weapon, the victim moved into the line of fire and the trigger was caught on an object. Hunting related and firearm accidents do not lead to an excess of injuries or deaths and often times can be prevented by
The year is 1912, in Jackson Hole Wyoming, the past three winters have been harsh on the land. A movement to help increase the elk herd was started two years previously. According to Steve Morriss, 2012 the writer of National Elk Refuge: 1912 – 2012, “Congress appropriated $45,000 and decreed the creation of a National Elk Refuge. The Government incorporated 1,000 acres of public land and 1,760 acres of purchased land along Flat Creek to constitute the Refuge.” The state of Wyoming has been allotted a generous amount of money to preserve the elk population and with the help of the community the preservation will thrive. Jackson Hole Wyoming 2004; that once great …show more content…
roadways. An additional 2.3 million people were injured in crashes in 2014.” Car accidents happen daily, some are fatal and others result in injury; a massive amount of money goes into responding to car accidents. A point discussed by people is that by giving someone access to firearms that there will be an increase in accidents and death. Should cars be taken away because cars kill people? The answer is no, cars are a vital part in our society along with hunting and to hunt guns are required. The National Safety Council showed in 2012 that only 600 firearm related accidents happened compared to 36,300 motor vehicle accidents. firearm accidents have decreased since 1992 when 1,409 accidents took place; as hunters safety courses are passed and more people are educated on gun safety the accident rates are lowered. Among hunters, the reiteration of four laws can help hinder the amount of injuries, those four laws are; “treat every firearm as if it is loaded, always point the muzzle in a safe direction, be certain of your target and what’s beyond, and keep your finger outside the trigger guard until ready to shoot”. Teaching America’s youth the proper techniques to follow when hunting increases their education of the subject, and lowers the amount of hunting related accidents. In 2011, California reported ten hunting accidents, one of those reports was self-inflicted; and one of those accidents was fatal, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The weapons that caused the injury were a shotgun and riffle, some of the reasons for the accidents were, loading weapon, the victim moved into the line of fire and the trigger was caught on an object. Hunting related and firearm accidents do not lead to an excess of injuries or deaths and often times can be prevented by