KBCraig
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Well, now mine is back as #9. I will copy it here, just for posterity:
9. KBCraig | 10.01.09
I’m struck by two thoughts in response.
First, Mr. Burns lives in New Hampshire, which is inarguably one of the top 5 states for gun freedom (and arguably, one of the top two). The only National Park Service property in NH is the tiny Augustus St. Gaudens home in Cornish (the Appalachian Trail is a national park, but within NH it’s under the purview of the National Forest Service and a collection of private trail groups).
Second, I spent today enjoying a short vacation in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The City of Hot Springs, and the Hot Springs National Park, are hopelessly intertwined and confused, and even the two entities can’t draw a clear distinction about where one ends and the other begins. One of the only clear lines is the main tourist area along Central Avenue: the west side of the street is in the City, and privately owned; the east side of the street is National Park.
Hot Springs is the 13th most dangerous Metropolitan Statistical Area in the US, despite a population of under 40k. I wonder if those criminals disarm when they cross the street into the National Park?
Well, now mine is back as #9. I will copy it here, just for posterity:
9. KBCraig | 10.01.09
I’m struck by two thoughts in response.
First, Mr. Burns lives in New Hampshire, which is inarguably one of the top 5 states for gun freedom (and arguably, one of the top two). The only National Park Service property in NH is the tiny Augustus St. Gaudens home in Cornish (the Appalachian Trail is a national park, but within NH it’s under the purview of the National Forest Service and a collection of private trail groups).
Second, I spent today enjoying a short vacation in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The City of Hot Springs, and the Hot Springs National Park, are hopelessly intertwined and confused, and even the two entities can’t draw a clear distinction about where one ends and the other begins. One of the only clear lines is the main tourist area along Central Avenue: the west side of the street is in the City, and privately owned; the east side of the street is National Park.
Hot Springs is the 13th most dangerous Metropolitan Statistical Area in the US, despite a population of under 40k. I wonder if those criminals disarm when they cross the street into the National Park?