The Brady Campaign (formerly known as Handgun Control Inc.) filed a suit yesterday to block the rule change related to carrying firearms in National Parks.
The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and seeks an injunction to block the rule, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 9, 2009. In its press release the Brady Bunch said, "The Bush Administration's last-minute gift to the gun lobby, allowing concealed semiautomatic weapons in national parks, jeopardizes the safety of park visitors in violation of federal law."
As always, the gun ban lobby resorts to tired talking points - with "semiautomatic weapons" being their favorite.
They go on to say that the rule change will result in poaching in national parks. These people need to get a real job. Concealed handgun permit holders are some of the most law abiding people in the country, with few having had their permits revoked for violating the law - in any way shape or form - including "poaching."
Dave Hardy has a post about the problems Brady might have in making their case - standing being one.
Showing posts with label Guns in National Parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guns in National Parks. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
National Park Service Announces Proposed Rule on Guns
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), through the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issued a proposed rule yesterday (April 29) to amend regulations prohibiting firearms in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges. The NRA has worked tirelessly behind the scences for the last several years to amend the existing policy regarding the carrying and transportation of firearms on these federal lands.
The proposed rule was filed today and will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, and can be found online here. It provides sixty days for public comment.
These new regulations will provide uniformity 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, only Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands allowed the carrying of firearms, while lands managed by DOI did not.
The public has basically been left defenseless when they entered DOI property which were virtually safety free zones. Now, if the proposed amendments are adopted, the public will have the ability to protect themselves from predators (mostly the two-legged kind) while they are in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges.
The current regulations on possession, carry or transportation of loaded or uncased firearms in national parks were proposed in 1982 and finalized in 1983. Similar restrictions apply in national wildlife refuges. Amendments to those regulations were needed to reflect the changed legal situations with respect to state laws on carrying firearms that have occurred over the last 15 - 20 years.
As of the end of 1982, only six states routinely allowed citizens to carry handguns for self-defense. Currently, 48 states have a process for issuing licenses or permits to allow law-abiding citizens to legally carry firearms for self-defense. Two states do not require permits, 38 states have a “shall-issue” permit process, and eight have a discretionary process for issuing permits.
This 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 lands are located. Fifty-one U.S. Senators sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of Interior supporting the move to make state firearms laws applicable to National Park lands and refuges.
VSSA will keep Virginia gun owners informed on this process.
The proposed rule was filed today and will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, and can be found online here. It provides sixty days for public comment.
These new regulations will provide uniformity 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, only Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands allowed the carrying of firearms, while lands managed by DOI did not.
The public has basically been left defenseless when they entered DOI property which were virtually safety free zones. Now, if the proposed amendments are adopted, the public will have the ability to protect themselves from predators (mostly the two-legged kind) while they are in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges.
The current regulations on possession, carry or transportation of loaded or uncased firearms in national parks were proposed in 1982 and finalized in 1983. Similar restrictions apply in national wildlife refuges. Amendments to those regulations were needed to reflect the changed legal situations with respect to state laws on carrying firearms that have occurred over the last 15 - 20 years.
As of the end of 1982, only six states routinely allowed citizens to carry handguns for self-defense. Currently, 48 states have a process for issuing licenses or permits to allow law-abiding citizens to legally carry firearms for self-defense. Two states do not require permits, 38 states have a “shall-issue” permit process, and eight have a discretionary process for issuing permits.
This 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 lands are located. Fifty-one U.S. Senators sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of Interior supporting the move to make state firearms laws applicable to National Park lands and refuges.
VSSA will keep Virginia gun owners informed on this process.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Idaho Senator Leading Charge to Repeal Gun Restrictions in National Parks
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo is leading an effort to repeal federal gun restrictions in national parks and wildlife refuges, saying that the guidelines are "confusing, burdensome and unnecessary." In a letter sent Monday, Crapo and almost half of the U.S. Senate asked Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to change rules that prohibit visitors to most national parks and wildlife refuges from carrying active, loaded guns.
It should be noted that the NRA initiated and worked closely with Senator Crapo on this letter and appreciates his bipartisan effort to get 47 Senators to sign a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne requesting a change in policy allowing state law to govern the carrying and transportation of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges, as is the case of national forests and BLM lands.
NRA has been working for nearly five years to change this policy. VSSA supports NRA's behind the scenes work on this important issus and applauds the strong Senate support for the policy change expressed in this letter.
View the letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
It should be noted that the NRA initiated and worked closely with Senator Crapo on this letter and appreciates his bipartisan effort to get 47 Senators to sign a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne requesting a change in policy allowing state law to govern the carrying and transportation of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges, as is the case of national forests and BLM lands.
NRA has been working for nearly five years to change this policy. VSSA supports NRA's behind the scenes work on this important issus and applauds the strong Senate support for the policy change expressed in this letter.
View the letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
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