Thread: Ivory

"Feel Good" laws like these that don't do anything to stop the problem but make people feel good are quite easy to get passed...

Most "non-hunters" are not even aware of what a cull hunt is or the balances that must be figured to keep herds alive and healthy...

That is just the legal side of the trade,,,

Some people are against any use of any animals, period...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

"Feel Good" laws like these that don't do anything to stop the problem but make people feel good are quite easy to get passed...

Most "non-hunters" are not even aware of what a cull hunt is or the balances that must be figured to keep herds alive and healthy...

That is just the legal side of the trade,,,

Some people are against any use of any animals, period...

You have for some reason changed the subject totally. No one in this thread anyway has said anything about hunting and use of animals for food, clothing and shelter. My shearling coat has probably saved my life this winter and I will enjoy my meatloaf this evening. If it were venison stew from my hunt then great too. I argued FOR that point and made this distinction specifically in my first post. Still, I don't think you would go out and kill several rare snow leopards to give your wife a coat to wear for Valentines day. There is a distinction where terrorists might be slaughtering thousands of elephants to finance their actions.

What in your opinion WILL solve the problem and should we just sit back and do nothing?

And with that my opinion I hope is clear and I do respect every other opinion I have seen here since on one seems to be for using illegal ivory so I will withdraw from further discussion. Thanks to all for allowing a civil interaction.

Hopefully guys who use and sell small amounts and stay under the radar will be okay, but you never know who's looking at some of those ebay ads (and who knows, maybe even our classifieds?). When the Feds do decide to crack down, it can get scary. Remember the raid on Gibson a few years ago regarding some disputed ebony?

When there is too much money and profit in an illegal activity you more than likely will not be able to stop it. Like the loosing battle with the war on drugs that has been going for half a century, give or take. That does not mean you should sit idly by either, you have to try and keep it in some kind of control. In this case it is to control illegal ivory sales to try and keep a species of animal from going extinct. The difference being, unlike humans, there are not a lot of Elephants left.

Bob