People shouldn't *want* to own guns.

[quaker bill]

17. you have to be in a very wrong place

I am an ecologist who spent a 30 year career in the field. Feral hogs are only a threat during the rutt, and only if they get the notion that you are competing for their girl friends. It can happen, but you really have to be in places where few if any of us ever tread. I was there once and was bluff charged by a boar. I stepped out of the way and once he figured out I was not another pig, he went on his way.

That said, there are plenty of good reasons to shoot them. They make a useless mess out of habitat, so I am always good with removing them. This is why the legal hunting season for them is 24/7/365. I have no problem with the possession and use of a firearm for this purpose. Personally, I do not hunt, not out of objection to taking a pig, but because the one time I tried it the mixture of cheap beer and high powered weapons did not suit my taste in things.