National Parks Carry update

[gc70]

What did the final text say, if anything, on the subject of loaded and unlocked long guns? And is there any provision for loaded open carry? Isn't it possible to LOC in unincorporated areas in most states? If so, why not in a National Park?Perhaps this should be another thread.

Section 512 of the Credit Card Act of 2009 reads as follows:

(b) Protecting the Right of Individuals To Bear arms in Units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System- The Secretary of the Interior shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm including an assembled or functional firearm in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if--

(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and

(2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the State in which the unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System is located.

In short, if the state says it is okay - handgun, rifle, or shotgun, concealed or openly carried - it is also okay in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges.

[maestro pistolero]

In short, if the state says it is okay - handgun, rifle, or shotgun, concealed or openly carried - it is also okay in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges.

There's my answer, LOC permitted, if permitted by by state law, right? The way the media has exaggerated the impact of this rule change (though now actually a law), it probably won't surprise anyone much to see Aunt Bessie OCing her .38. After all, they are expecting AKs and ARs, thanks to the alarmists.

[Mtn Biker]

(b) Protecting the Right of Individuals To Bear arms in Units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System- The Secretary of the Interior shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm including an assembled or functional firearm in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if--

(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and

(2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the State in which the unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System is located.

Anyone know if National Monuments are part of the National Park System? Here in New Mexico there are quite a few National Monuments out in the middle of nowhere and it would be nice to carry while visiting.

VL

[Ricky B]

Anyone know if National Monuments are part of the National Park System?

It would appear that National Monuments are part of the NPS:

http://www.nps.gov/legacy/nomenclature.html