A Culture Clash Over Guns Infiltrates the Backcountry

Posted by on Aug 18, 2015 @ 10:21 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: August 18, 2015

America’s cultural divide over guns has gone into the woods. As growing numbers of hikers and backpackers flood national forests and backcountry trails searching for solitude, they are increasingly clashing with recreational target shooters, out for the weekend to plug rounds into trees, targets and mountainsides. Hiking groups and conservationists say that policies that...

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