The Department of the Interior has finally updated their regulations as many of us have asked them to do for many years now: carrying a concealed firearm in a national park is no longer banned.
According to the NRA_ILA website, “[the new rule] would allow an individual to carry a concealed weapon in national parks and wildlife refuges if, and only if, the individual is authorized to carry a concealed weapon under state law in the state in which the national park or refuge is located.”
Previously, the Department of the Interior banned all concealed carry of firearms under the misguided belief that people would be safer without them.
Thank you to all of you who wrote in to the Department of the Interior supporting this change. Also, thanks to the NRA for spearheading this effort. When we all get together for a common purpose, we can get things done. Lets keep this positive victory in mind as we move forward into 2009.
Other articles that will amaze you:
- Orange County Sheriff Revoking CCW Permits
- GeorgiaCarry.org Succeeds in Restoring Freedoms in Georgia’s Parks: Lawsuits Force Roswell, Sandy Springs, and Others to Abandon Illegal Anti-Gun Ordinances Regarding Concealed Carry
- Texas School District Approves CCW: Harrold, TX Authorizes Teachers to Carry Firearms to Protect Students
- National Shooting Sports Foundation Awards Grants to 12 States
- Houston Man with CCW Permit Shoots Would-Be Carjacker in Self Defense
They don’t let criminals into National Parks, so why would you want to carry a gun in one? (sarcasm)