Lol, it sounds like their analogy doesn’t hold a lot of water about the post office.
Lol, it sounds like their analogy doesn’t hold a lot of water about the post office.
Yeah, reasons and law are two different things.
It's still illegal to carry into a post office, but since it's legal now to carry into a National Park, I'd have to look into if a National Wildlife refuge that allows hunting could be different. I suspect it's not.
From what I understand, the actual building is the defining part. No building -- OK. In the building -- not OK.
However, I'm only an actor playing the part of a lawyer.....use at your own risk.
However, I'm only an actor playing the part of a lawyer.....use at your own risk.
That's true in part, but in the past the law covered National Parks in their entirety. I'm trying to remember, but I think it was Jim Inhofe that introduced a rider on a bill that obama had to sign as it was part of his signature legislation. I don't remember if it was obamacare or which piece of legislation that it was attached to, but it opened up the National Parks for CC.
Yep. It's still illegal to carry into a National Park visitor's center, though OK as long as your not in a building. I wonder if the outhouses are considered 'buildings'...……..
Ok, I did some research. Not much, but this is only about yellowstone National Park.
(This article was created to bring awareness to the changed laws about weapons in national parks. It is the individual's responsibility to educate theseselves about the laws and abide by them. The below information may change.)
Yes, guns are permitted in Yellowstone National Park
Park visitors are able to openly carry legal handguns, rifles, shotguns and other firearms per a federal law approved by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in February 2010. Concealed weapons are allowed by state statute.
Can I shoot my gun?
In a word, no. The overarching permission that allows guns in Yellowstone doesn’t note the range of additional rules surrounding the presence of firearms in the park. The most important caveat is that visitors aren’t allowed to shoot them. Hunting is strictly forbidden in Yellowstone, as is target practice. And visitors should not use guns as self-defense against large wildlife, but rather carry bear spray and take other safety precautions. Firearms are also prohibited in facilities like visitor centers and government offices. These locations are labeled at all public entrances.
If I can’t shoot my gun, why are they allowed?
According to park ranger and guides, the main reason for allowing guns in Yellowstone is to facilitate town-to-town travel for local citizens. Many areas outside of the park are prime hunting locations, and hunters often use roads through Yellowstone because it’s the most direct route, or in the case of Cooke City in the winter, the only route. It’s difficult for rangers to restrict people from carrying guns in their vehicles.
While guns are allowed in the park, each state has its own individual regulatory practices. Because Yellowstone encompasses parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, it’s important that visitors understand and comply with all applicable state and local firearms laws (in addition to national laws) before entering this park. The 2010 federal law did not affect other weapons like bows, swords and pellet or BB guns, all of which remain prohibited by the National Park Service.
(This article was created to bring awareness to the changed laws about weapons in national parks. It is the individual's responsibility to educate theseselves about the laws and abide by them. The below information may change.)
Yes, guns are permitted in Yellowstone National Park
Park visitors are able to openly carry legal handguns, rifles, shotguns and other firearms per a federal law approved by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in February 2010. Concealed weapons are allowed by state statute.
Can I shoot my gun?
In a word, no. The overarching permission that allows guns in Yellowstone doesn’t note the range of additional rules surrounding the presence of firearms in the park. The most important caveat is that visitors aren’t allowed to shoot them. Hunting is strictly forbidden in Yellowstone, as is target practice. And visitors should not use guns as self-defense against large wildlife, but rather carry bear spray and take other safety precautions. Firearms are also prohibited in facilities like visitor centers and government offices. These locations are labeled at all public entrances.
If I can’t shoot my gun, why are they allowed?
According to park ranger and guides, the main reason for allowing guns in Yellowstone is to facilitate town-to-town travel for local citizens. Many areas outside of the park are prime hunting locations, and hunters often use roads through Yellowstone because it’s the most direct route, or in the case of Cooke City in the winter, the only route. It’s difficult for rangers to restrict people from carrying guns in their vehicles.
While guns are allowed in the park, each state has its own individual regulatory practices. Because Yellowstone encompasses parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, it’s important that visitors understand and comply with all applicable state and local firearms laws (in addition to national laws) before entering this park. The 2010 federal law did not affect other weapons like bows, swords and pellet or BB guns, all of which remain prohibited by the National Park Service.
I wish the VA would allow leaving CC weapons locked in vehicles like they used to. It changed to no weapons on the property during the Obama dictatorship. It is damned inconvenient and makes for vulnerable travel and stops along the way to and from.
Woody
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If memory serves, the buildings need to be where contact between government employees occurs. So, unless you have a clandestine meeting with one of those state employees in a stall...
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