How will public lands fare from this election?

[Mustangs Rule]

Half of my years growing up I spent on my Grandfathers dairy farm in western Connecticut. Our farm equipment supply store was in Newtown, my big swimming hole was Sandy Hook on the Housatonic River,

Connecticut was home to Colt, Winchester, Marlin, Charter Arms, and a few other lesser known gun manufacturers.

Connecticut has extremely strict gun control. Columbine High School happened in Colorado.

You cannot buy Bump-stocks for an AR-15 in Nevada anymore.

California has had 282 mass shootings, and guns are the fourth leading cause of death for children there

Do not take it personal. When there has been horrific mass shootings, especially school shootings just expect strict laws to be passed against semi-autos.

Colorado is a "Hunting State". Using firearms to hunt will never be banned, but for now the sale of new military style high cap rifles is.

I am just an information messenger, I have an AR rifle. I hardly use it but own one.

My biggest concern is protecting our Federal Public lands

 

[Mustangs Rule]

If anyone thinks the dems are better than the republicans you will be in for a surprise. They want your guns and hunting rights. Republicans want the money and soon the dems will also to pay for stupid stuff. Both parties. Different ways same results.

THere is one huge difference between these two parties. The Dems are capable of spending money like drunken sailors, just throwing huge amounts of experimental money at problems.

In that way they steal our National Wealth. But they will protect our public lands.

The Repubs, only care about $. It is their business model bottom line. Without out batting an eye-lash, they will take or lease forever, without regulations, our public land. They will also not regulate polluters of air, water, and land.
Profit comes before public health.

In that way they steal both our National Wealth and our National Health.

 

[mevertsen]

Useful roles backfilled at gov agencies.

Sustainable/selective logging, oil, gas, and power develeopment.

Every damn feral horse killed.

Increased acquistion of row/easements to forest/blm thats blocked.

An act passed requiring offsetting land be acquired for any sold.

Increased local voice in management decisions.

Repealing or at least greatly reforming of the EAJA.

Grazing fee codified increase tied to inflation.

Grazing being allowed for conservation purposes (ie bison).

I could add to the not come true wishlist if you want

Point 3. Especially x1000000

Everything else seems reasonable.

Re oil and gas exploration. We truly have to be careful with that one. With the mineral exploration we have around here, the amount of public land that has effectively been cut off from public use (although maybe not legally cut off in all instances), is astounding. (Goes to your point of accessing public lands that are locked up)

 

[belshawelk]

THere is one huge difference between these two parties. The Dems are capable of spending money like drunken sailors, just throwing huge amounts of experimental money at problems.

In that way they steal our National Wealth. But they will protect our public lands.

The Repubs, only care about $. It is their business model bottom line. Without out batting an eye-lash, they will take or lease forever, without regulations, our public land. They will also not regulate polluters of air, water, and land.
Profit comes before public health.

In that way they steal both our National Wealth and our National Health.

Well at least I think we can have a beer and a conversation. I agree with some of your assessment. I just don't see Dems taking care of public land. No logging, forest clean up etc. because of whaco climate BS. All of these have hurt wildlife habitat. Dont think the Dems wont sell land in the name of affordable housing, schools and such.

I just cant trust any of them as a whole. Time will tell and hopefully I am wrong and we can balance things out and keep each other in check.

Good reply and always enjoy an open conversation with both sides giving in a little. Something I don't think will happen on either side.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

Point 3. Especially x1000000

Everything else seems reasonable.

Re oil and gas exploration. We truly have to be careful with that one. With the mineral exploration we have around here, the amount of public land that has effectively been cut off from public use (although maybe not legally cut off in all instances), is astounding. (Goes to your point of accessing public lands that are locked up)

I never had a horse that I so admired as a Mustang Mare that had some feral draft horse genes in her. She was like a four-legged bulldozer, low and easy for me to get on in my later years. Her instincts were amazing.

Having said that, I hold your #3 point be important. Lots of Mustangs,,,and Burros, ( Which are very tasty) have to go,,,but not so that ranchers could then just overgraze the land with more and more cattle.

Mustangs and Burros have been a great source of dog food. Did You see the Movie the "Misfits". With a tear in my eye I could go along with a program which could really trim thier numbers.

The goal being better habitat for wild game animals, not more cattle.

Having seen the damage both Mustangs and Wild Burros have done that is as far as I can go.

Mustangs Rule

 

[elkduds]

Colorado is a "Hunting State". Using firearms to hunt will never be banned, but for now the sale of new military style high cap rifles is.


My biggest concern is protecting our Federal Public lands

Colorado's new law didn't ban semiauto rifles/shotguns w detachable mags. It requires owners and potential purchasers to take a class and get an eligibility card, similar to the concealed carry issue process here.

I share your concern, hence this thread.