Good News: CCW Allowed in National Parks

[falcon]

Some of them that is.

An Interior Department rule issued Friday allows an individual to carry a loaded weapon in a park or wildlife refuge "” but only if the person has a permit for a concealed weapon, and if the state where the park or refuge is located also allows loaded firearms in parks.

The rule overturns a Reagan-era regulation that has restricted loaded guns in parks and wildlife refuges. The previous regulations required that firearms be unloaded and placed somewhere that is not easily accessible, such as in a car trunk.

[robert4570]

Here it is, the final signed law that now allows us to carry on all federal lands, but not into federal Offices.

http://www.doi.gov/issues/Final%20Rule.pdf


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National Parks to Allow Right-to-Carry
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National Parks to Allow Right-to-Carry

Friday, December 05, 2008

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), through the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has announced the final amended version of its changes to rules on carrying of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. DOI"™s move will restore the rights of law-abiding gun owners who wish to transport and carry firearms for lawful purposes on most DOI lands, and will make federal law consistent with the state law in which these public lands are located. NRA led the effort to amend the existing policy regarding the carrying and transportation of firearms on these federal lands.

"œToday"™s announcement by the U.S. Department of the Interior brings clarity and uniformity for law-abiding gun owners visiting our national parks,"� said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. "œWe are pleased that the Interior Department recognizes the right of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves and their families while enjoying America's National Parks and wildlife refuges."�

DOI announced the rule change today and will publish the new regulations in the Federal Register. The new regulations allow right-to-carry permit holders to exercise their Second Amendment rights on national park and wildlife refuges in those states that recognize such permits. The move will provide consistency across our nation"™s federal lands and put an end to the patchwork of regulations that governed different lands managed by different federal agencies. In the past, Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service lands allowed the carrying of firearms, while lands managed by DOI did not.

NRA has long held that amendments to those regulations were needed to reflect the changed legal situations with respect to state laws on carrying firearms. Earlier this year, fifty-one U.S. Senators sent a strong bipartisan letter to the DOI supporting the move to make state firearms laws applicable to national park lands and refuges.

"œThese changes respect the Second Amendment rights of honest citizens as they enjoy our public lands,"� concluded Cox. "œWe applaud the Interior Department"™s efforts to amend these out of date regulations."�

[nodog]

While I love it, it is odd. Just doesn't add up. Giving people the rite to protect themselves in this day of a Nanny State doesn't fit. Got to be something big shot people felt the desire for otherwise we little people would be left to calling someone else to save us.

Truthfully it irritates me I even have to ask for permission. If I'm a person without a past problem I should be free to protect myself and others, heck it should be encouraged.