GUN RESTRICTIONS IN NATIONAL PARKS EASED – GUN BAN IN NATIONAL PARKS NO LONGER COMPLETE.
Today the Department of the Interior announced a rule change that
would allow concealed firearms in National Parks.
The new rule comes with plenty of restrictions however.
Only persons with concealed handgun licenses would be permitted to carry, and then only if they met all the requirements of the state in which the National Park was located.
In Oregon, Crater Lake is our only National Park, so Oregonians with CHL’s will now be allow to protect themselves, however, since Oregon recognizes no other states’ licenses, visitors to our state will still be at the mercy of criminals there.
It’s a small victory, but we have a long way to go.
Press Relase:
http://www.doi.gov/news/08_News_Releases/120508.html
Rule:
http://www.doi.gov/issues/Final%20Rule.pdf
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