Now Gov. Palin can gun down more wolves risk-free... from above

"Death from above" Palin gets off another shot:

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Yet another one from the 'keep a certain Alaska governor as far away from national office as humanly possible' dept. (Since wolves have no chance to keep her at bay.... ) Please refer to the news clip below from CNN:

To many, slaughter from the comparative safety of an aircraft clearly represents an unfair and unethical hunting 'practice' (even if termed as 'culling'). But let's also take the opportunity to "hit Sarah with some knowledge" about national parks safety. (Pre: Loaded-weapons-in-parks-are-now-OK-per-your-voted-out-leadership safety, that is.)

From a 2/17/09 Washington Post article (emphasis is added): "The national park system has a relatively low rate for crimes or for attacks by wild animals . In a July 31 letter that (National Park Service Director Mary A.) Bomar wrote to a Reno resident inquiring about the new rule -- which was unearthed during the proceedings -- she stated that in 2006 there were more than 270 million visits to the national park system and 384 violent crimes. In the course of more than 1.3 billion visits to the system since 2002, she added, there have been two reported fatalities and 16 serious injuries caused by "encounters with non-domestic animals." "

clipped from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com Palin defends rule allowing loaded weapons in national parks From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby (CNN) – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wrote the Interior Department on Wednesday to express her support for a last-minute Bush administration regulation that allows the carrying of concealed weapons in national parks. Palin said the new measure provides Alaskans with a means of self-defense in a state with vast swaths of federally-protected wilderness. "As you know, my state contains vast, pristine areas where the ability to carry firearms can address a potentially life-threatening situation, enabling citizens to respond to bear and other wildlife conflicts," Palin wrote in a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. She added that "many urban and rural hunters utilize firearms in the pursuit of wildlife to satisfy their nutritional and cultural needs."