azdesertrhino
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I know a lot on this board don't shoot but here is another part of our land use going away!!
In a way reminds me of an old poem or whatever you want to call it!!
The 128,000-acre Ironwood Forest National Monument is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and is generally opened to dispersed recreational shooting. A management plan just released for public review and comment is likely to change that if BLM's preferred management alternative (Alternative C) is adopted. Alternative C would close the Monument to recreational shooting. Hunting would continue to be allowed for the time being.
The proposed recreational shooting prohibition on 128,000 acres of public land in the Monument is simply a first step toward banning the discharge of all firearms for all reasons, including hunting. If the federal government can ban shooting on an area this vast and rural, it can and will ban shooting on other federal lands. They must be stopped now! Unfortunately, this is the continuation of a patter of discrimination against gun owners across the nation whether it's national forests or other public lands like BLM operated monuments. It's time that gun owners standup and be counted! Until recently, recreational shooting has always been recognized as a legitimate use of most public lands.
The plan contains 4 alternatives: A is the no-action alternative that would keep current management as is; B is the most restrictive management alternative and along with C, would close the Monument to recreational shooting; and D is the most access-oriented and would allow shooting to continue. To review the document go to http://www.blm.gov/az/LUP/ironwood/ironwood_plan.htm.
BLM has scheduled five public meetings to present its plan to the public and allow for comment and discussions. The meetings are as follows:
March 29, 2007: Tucson, Arizona -- Pima County Parks & Recreation, 3500 West River Road, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
April 3, 2007: Sahuarita, Arizona -- Sahuarita High School, 350 West Sahuarita Road, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
April 5, 2007: Chandler, Arizona -- Chandler Public Library, City Council Chambers, 22 South Delaware Street, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
April 10, 2007: Sells, AZ -- Legislative Council Chambers, Main Street, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
April 12, 2007: Tucson, Arizona 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. --Pima County Parks & Recreation, 3500 West River Road, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Comments on the plan are due by May 30 and can be submitted by mail to Mark Lambert, BLM Planner, at 12661 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85748, or sent via email to [email protected].
In a way reminds me of an old poem or whatever you want to call it!!
They came first for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
If we all don't band together, we won't have anywhere to play, no matter your sport or recreation!!
BLM Proposes Banning Recreational Shooting on Arizona Public Lands -- Ironwood Forest National Monument
The 128,000-acre Ironwood Forest National Monument is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and is generally opened to dispersed recreational shooting. A management plan just released for public review and comment is likely to change that if BLM's preferred management alternative (Alternative C) is adopted. Alternative C would close the Monument to recreational shooting. Hunting would continue to be allowed for the time being.
The proposed recreational shooting prohibition on 128,000 acres of public land in the Monument is simply a first step toward banning the discharge of all firearms for all reasons, including hunting. If the federal government can ban shooting on an area this vast and rural, it can and will ban shooting on other federal lands. They must be stopped now! Unfortunately, this is the continuation of a patter of discrimination against gun owners across the nation whether it's national forests or other public lands like BLM operated monuments. It's time that gun owners standup and be counted! Until recently, recreational shooting has always been recognized as a legitimate use of most public lands.
The plan contains 4 alternatives: A is the no-action alternative that would keep current management as is; B is the most restrictive management alternative and along with C, would close the Monument to recreational shooting; and D is the most access-oriented and would allow shooting to continue. To review the document go to http://www.blm.gov/az/LUP/ironwood/ironwood_plan.htm.
BLM has scheduled five public meetings to present its plan to the public and allow for comment and discussions. The meetings are as follows:
March 29, 2007: Tucson, Arizona -- Pima County Parks & Recreation, 3500 West River Road, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
April 3, 2007: Sahuarita, Arizona -- Sahuarita High School, 350 West Sahuarita Road, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
April 5, 2007: Chandler, Arizona -- Chandler Public Library, City Council Chambers, 22 South Delaware Street, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
April 10, 2007: Sells, AZ -- Legislative Council Chambers, Main Street, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
April 12, 2007: Tucson, Arizona 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. --Pima County Parks & Recreation, 3500 West River Road, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Comments on the plan are due by May 30 and can be submitted by mail to Mark Lambert, BLM Planner, at 12661 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85748, or sent via email to [email protected].
