Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Spearfishing

[Ray Keefer <psubs2001@yahoo.com>]

Hi,

By the same token. PSUBers do not have an organized
large lobby. If the environmentalist get pissed off at
us I am sure our dependable polititians will be more
then happy to sacrifice us.

Frankly folks, why the heated discusstion? We are here
to discuss submarine related technology. If you are so
afraid, or angry, of a topic to not even be able to
discuss it, then why even be here? A breach loaded,
pneumatically operated, bow capped spear gun strikes
me as a clever idea. We can talk about it. Would I use
it? Well that is up to me, isn't it.

Of course the user of this spear gun should
investigate the legalities. However the reality is
that one sub out of the whole world is not going to
decimate any fish population. Should the "sport"
become popular I am sure our Governmental overseerers
will step in with appropiate regulations.

There are rivers here in Oregon that you can only fly
fish, with single point barbless hooks, on certain
days of the week in a set season. Belive me, the
overseers will step in with the rules.

Now that I weighed in. Can we drop the heat.

Regards,
Ray

--- Akins <lakins1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> One last thing I forgot to mention.
> 
> Concerning the hypocracy and discrimination against
> spearfishing and the passage of laws.
> 
> Spearfishers do not have an organized large lobby
> with plenty of money to give to a politician for his
> reelection campaign.
> Since they have no money or power they make a
> convient target to "throw a bone" to the
> enviormentalists by the politicians so the
> enviornmentalists will think they did something
> really great and will leave the politician alone
> while he gets his campaign contributions
> from the commerical fishing industry. Follow the
> money, it will lead you to the truth every time.
> 
> If oil is discovered the government has no problem
> with allowing an offshore oil rig to be built,
> disrupting Charlie the tuna's home and although they
> say it
> doesn't, we all know there are contaminants and
> things released into the ocean from that rig just
> being there. But that is ok. They make money with
> that.
> 
> But let's target the spearfisherman. He has no
> lobby. He can't fight us or give us any money.
> 
> He's an easy sacrificial lamb to appease the
> enviormentalists and doesn't cost us a dime in
> campaign money.
> 
> Kindest Regards,
> Bill Akins.
> 
> 


		
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