Yance
Regular Member
I emailed Binder Park Zoo today in reagards to their no weapons policy. Yes they are a private property, but that doesnt mean they cant change their minds with the right pursuasian. I'll probably get flak from some for it but hey if you never try things will never change. The worst thing we can do is accept things the way they are.
Heres the email I sent.
To whom it may concern/ Board of Directors,
I understand that your facility, though open to the public, has a policy that prohibits the possession of firearms on the property while attending the zoo due to it being a family and family friendly facility. This email is not meant to frighten anyone but rather to show you how your policy regarding the possession of firearms is only providing a false sense of protection to the patrons at your facility. As you may, or may not, have heard there was a recent shooting in Carson City, NV at a local Ihop, this Ihop much like your facility, had a no weapons policy because they were a family and family friendly facility and believed that the possession of firearms by patrons was not necessary. The shooting left 4 people dead including the assailant and left several wounded. I have included the link to the news story if you wish to read about the incident. This Ihop did not feel the need to allow law abiding citizens to carry a firearm for self defense, who carry in the event of a situation such as this, so the facility barred the possession of weapons on their premises. For citizens of Michigan, such as myself, we pass a State background check as well as a Federal background check to verify we can legally possess a firearm, which includes carrying that firearm for personal protection. By barring the legal possession of firearms on your premises you in fact put those very lives you seek to protect in danger because a criminal or someone mentally ill, such as the suspect in the previously mentioned shooting, will not obey a no weapons sign or policy. The only people that do obey no weapons policies are the law abiding citizens, the same citizens authorized by the State and Federal government to carry a firearm and in the end they are left with no way to protect themselves in the event of a life threatening situation such as this. The story I speak of is a real life situation that can happen anywhere across the country to anyone and it happened only a matter of weeks ago. Carrying a firearm is being more and more accepted by society and more people are beginning to carry firearms for personal protection. Citizens that do carry a firearm legally, as is allowed in Michigan, are very safe individuals and are of the most responsible citizens here in Michigan and by denying them the right to carry that firearm, a right that is given by the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution and also granted in Article 1 Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, you make them possible victims of a very unfortunate event such as the shooting at that Ihop. It was a family facility such as yours, the unfortunate part of this though is that no one had a way to protect their family from a very evil individual because the owners of the facility, believing the possession of firearms by law abiding citizens was not necessary, barred firearms on the premises. A policy such as yours only disarms citizens who are allowed by the State of Michigan and the Federal government to possess firearms, it however does nothing to disarm a criminal or someone who is mentally ill and wishes to do harm. I am asking that you review your firearms policy and make the appropriate changes to allow law abiding citizens who legally carry firearms to carry those firearms on the premises as permitted by law, I am willing to discuss this policy and any changes with you that may help to further acceptance of carrying firearms as well as keeping your patrons safe and able to defend themselves in the event of a life threatening situation. Please feel free to contact me by phone or email.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/06/national/main20102084.shtml
Thank you,
Adam Yancer
Heres the email I sent.
To whom it may concern/ Board of Directors,
I understand that your facility, though open to the public, has a policy that prohibits the possession of firearms on the property while attending the zoo due to it being a family and family friendly facility. This email is not meant to frighten anyone but rather to show you how your policy regarding the possession of firearms is only providing a false sense of protection to the patrons at your facility. As you may, or may not, have heard there was a recent shooting in Carson City, NV at a local Ihop, this Ihop much like your facility, had a no weapons policy because they were a family and family friendly facility and believed that the possession of firearms by patrons was not necessary. The shooting left 4 people dead including the assailant and left several wounded. I have included the link to the news story if you wish to read about the incident. This Ihop did not feel the need to allow law abiding citizens to carry a firearm for self defense, who carry in the event of a situation such as this, so the facility barred the possession of weapons on their premises. For citizens of Michigan, such as myself, we pass a State background check as well as a Federal background check to verify we can legally possess a firearm, which includes carrying that firearm for personal protection. By barring the legal possession of firearms on your premises you in fact put those very lives you seek to protect in danger because a criminal or someone mentally ill, such as the suspect in the previously mentioned shooting, will not obey a no weapons sign or policy. The only people that do obey no weapons policies are the law abiding citizens, the same citizens authorized by the State and Federal government to carry a firearm and in the end they are left with no way to protect themselves in the event of a life threatening situation such as this. The story I speak of is a real life situation that can happen anywhere across the country to anyone and it happened only a matter of weeks ago. Carrying a firearm is being more and more accepted by society and more people are beginning to carry firearms for personal protection. Citizens that do carry a firearm legally, as is allowed in Michigan, are very safe individuals and are of the most responsible citizens here in Michigan and by denying them the right to carry that firearm, a right that is given by the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution and also granted in Article 1 Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, you make them possible victims of a very unfortunate event such as the shooting at that Ihop. It was a family facility such as yours, the unfortunate part of this though is that no one had a way to protect their family from a very evil individual because the owners of the facility, believing the possession of firearms by law abiding citizens was not necessary, barred firearms on the premises. A policy such as yours only disarms citizens who are allowed by the State of Michigan and the Federal government to possess firearms, it however does nothing to disarm a criminal or someone who is mentally ill and wishes to do harm. I am asking that you review your firearms policy and make the appropriate changes to allow law abiding citizens who legally carry firearms to carry those firearms on the premises as permitted by law, I am willing to discuss this policy and any changes with you that may help to further acceptance of carrying firearms as well as keeping your patrons safe and able to defend themselves in the event of a life threatening situation. Please feel free to contact me by phone or email.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/06/national/main20102084.shtml
Thank you,
Adam Yancer
