Of courseTHEY get to decide the rules...but in a democracy, I am a part of THEY! So I have a right and responsibility to contribute to THEIR decision.
The public domain argument basically says that the govt. has an obligation to ensure safe and responsible use of public resources. That argument does not apply here, because that obligation is ALREADY being met with EXISTING hunter's ed programs. In case you missed the original topic, we are not discussing whether hunter's ed classes ought to be mandatory. They already are and I support that. The discussion is whether or not an additional bow hunter course ought to mandatory for bow hunters.
The public domain argument was settled "back in the 50's" when hunter's ed programs started. And now that they are probably universally mandatory, the public domain issue is fully satisfied in my opinion. Why has no one addressed this yet? Does anyone think that the current hunter's ed program does not satisfy the govt. obligation to ensure safe and responsible hunting?
I haven't missed anything, read every reply thanks.
The public domain agument was not settled in the 50's sorry. To buy a bow license prior to any of the bowhunter education classes, in the stateswhere I lived, you did not need a Hunters Ed or safety card. You needed $20. So no, they are probably not universally mandatory. The Hunters Ed class, which I took, which included absolutely no information on bows, was only needed to buy a general or rifle big game license.
The Bowhunter education classes were started to address this loophole in the system. There was no requirement to get a bow license.
As for democracy, check the poll at the top.