It appears that there is a cross-cultural consensus that arming bears is not the right thing to do. If you are a conservative, the bears are competition and it is treason to arm them. If you are a liberal, the bears are bigger than most other species and have enough advantages already. If you are suburban, you do not want armed bears showing up at your door. If you are a skinhead or a white supremacist, the bears are an inferior species and should not be armed. If you are a libertarian, it's not our job to arm bears. The bears should be arming themselves if they want their freedoms or their rights.