The Obama administration is legally defending a last-minute rule enacted by President George W. Bush that allows concealed firearms in national parks, even as it is internally reviewing whether the measure meets environmental muster.
In a response Friday to a lawsuit by gun-control and environmental groups, the Justice Department sought to block a preliminary injunction of the controversial rule. The regulation, which took effect Jan. 9, allows visitors to bring concealed, loaded guns into national parks and wildlife refuges; for more than two decades they were allowed in such areas only if they were unloaded or stored and dismantled.
The three groups seeking to overturn the rule - the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the National Parks Conservation Association and the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees - have argued that the Bush administration violated several laws in issuing the rule, such as failing to conduct an adequate environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act. They also argue that the new policy could deter some visitors, such as school groups, from visiting national landmarks.
Yep, it won't matter if you can carry in National Parks when you can't afford the ammo or insurance for the gun...
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A golf course is a willful and deliberate misuse of a perfectly good rifle range.
X2. Color me impressed. Give the man a little credit. All those prayers we've been saying @ my house about giving our leaders wisdom are coming to fruition.
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That restrictionon guns in parkswas put in place by the Reagan administration. Give the Obama administration some credit for supporting the repeal of that feel good rule.
White House Defends Guns in Parks Rule
