Seriously, what is wrong with this state that doesn't allow its citizens to protect themselves?

I recently went to sequoia nat. forest with my wife and we encountered 3 bears! in a day. One of them was about 40 yards from us! and didn't even seem scared. The place is INFESTED with black bears and clueless tourists who think they are in Disney. One of the bears we saw was near the general sherman tree, and there were about 12 people taking pictures, and one guy even started approaching the bear with FOOD in his hand! I quickly intervened and told the guy to step back and not feed the wild beast, and told everyone to better leave the area. They all looked at me like I was some sort of weirdo...

I also found out you aren't allowed to carry bear spray with you, because according to the department managing the park "black bears simply do not attack humans in the park". I recently read an article of a hiker being attacked in Bailey canyon (Sierra Madre, CA) for just hiking. I am sure black bears in sequoia national park are wild beasts just like the bear who attacked said hiker, and not some sort of mystical, special, sequoia unique animal. They aren't afraid of humans, and we are just waiting for tragedy. Their suggestion is "if you get close to a black bear, walk away, and if the bear seems aggressive make a lot of noise". That's our weapon people, that's how the state want us to protect ourselves "noise"... not even bear spray... Well let me tell you something, bears are smart, and as soon as they realize we are weak and unarmed noisy animals, they won't hesitate to attack. There soon will be a law that you aren't even allowed to carry your own fists, because you know, punching, it is a weapon, it is dangerous.

I've always said... a bear would never go out to the wild without their claws. Why would we be in the wild without our weapons? It is a basic human right. They started with guns, then they took knives, now it is bear spray... yeap that's right, BEAR SPRAY. A completely harmless defensive tool that is only 10% as powerful as the pepper spray used against humans.