AK47s for Hunting?

The state of Iowa recently approved the use of AK47s in an attempt to keep the deer population down in southern portions od Iowa.

Is that really necessary?

First of all, while I am not totally opposed to hunting, it is something you will never see me do. But I do understand, it is a part of culture-- native culture. The natives of this land needed to hunt bear, buffalo, snake, bird, and other various creatures of the world for food, shelter, clothing, and other important facits of life. To them hunting wasn't a sport. It was a matter of life and death. And they treated it as such.

Secondly, they didn't use guns. To defeat the creatures of the would, they used the supplies of the world-- sticks, stones, etc-- things they picked up from the land, and sculpted into arrows, tomahawks, and other weapons. They didn't have guns, or explosives. They were resourceful. They had to. Blowing a huge hole in the side of a buffalo puts a hinderence in the way of using that hide at the caover for your tepee.

Which brings me to point three... the fact that we, in this present day, have become wasteful. The natives used every part of the animals they slaughtered. Quite simply, we dont. We blow up these small creatures, and sometime eat their flesh, and sometimes mount their heads on our walls. But what do we do with the bones, and the hooves, and the other parts of the carcases? They go to waste, don't they. Waste, waste, waste.

Our enhancements in technlogy have taken the necessity out of hunting. It is not a way of life anymore, it has become sport-- and that is wrong... sports should be fun, and should not end in death. If you feel the need to go out and find some free deer meat, show us some skill-- use a bow and arrow. Not a gun that should not be allowed to exist on our streets the way it is.

And I know, there is the arguement that "if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns"... fine. But tell me the use of your gun-- if it is for anything other than shooting someone or something, then you really don't need it.

And the argument that we are attempting to control the animal population doesn't fly either. We are simply enfringing on their land (kinda like we did to the natives), and now we are forcing them into more concentrated areas, where they are bound to clash with us. It's our own fault, people. Besides, Mother Nature has her own ways of control the population, it's called disease and famine-- and she can use it against us, as well. Let her solve the issue in her own way.

Hunting is not a fair fight. A deer, a bear, a buffalo-- they can't hold guns. About the best they can do is kick a rock at you, or make a physical attack. So where is the sport in having a distinct advantage. Lay down your weapons, the British are not coming through your front door-- and we are not being oppressed by the Muslims of the world, we are repressing them.

And if you don't like what I'm saying-- take an aiming pose and look into the mirror. Do you like having guns aimed at you? I doubt it-- so why aim one at anyone or anything else?