Posted on 10/27/2016 12:37:56 PM PDT by marktwain
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The National Park Service is giving bad legal advice to people who visit their web page and attempt to find out about firearms policy at various national parks.
For Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, they claim that firearms "cannot be used as a wildlife protection strategy". From nps.gov:
Federal law also prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park (such as visitor centers, government offices, etc.); those places are marked with signs at all public entrances. Firearms may not be discharged in this national park (except during legal hunting seasons) and can not be used as a wildlife protection strategy. Bear spray and other safety precautions are the proven methods for preventing bear and other wildlife interactions. See the Bear Safety and Wildlife Viewing pages.Having a firearm as a "wildlife protection strategy" is not illegal. It is not something the park has any say over. It is ruled by state law, not park regulations. The Supreme Court has ruled that the carry of firearms for self defense is a constitutional right, in Heller v. District of Columbia.
It is the responsibility of visitors to understand and comply with all applicable state, local, and federal firearms laws before entering this park. As a starting point, visit the California Attorney General's website.Discharging a firearm for defense of self and others is legal. You may have to show that your purpose was defense, and that a reasonable person would have done what you did, but it is not illegal.
Federal law also prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park; those places are marked with signs at all public entrances. Discharging a firearm for any reason is illegal.
Q. Why was the National Park Service allowed to ignore the Second Amendment for nearly a hundred years?
A. The ban on firearms was an administrative rule designed to reduce poaching in the parks. As the penalties were small compared to the costs of challenging an administrative rule on constitutional grounds, the National Park Service ignored the Second Amendment until the people pushed Congress to act.
Q. I am frightened by firearms and am leaving the park. Can I have my entrance fee refunded? My annual pass refunded?Have any refunds ever been given? Perhaps it could be determined with a FOIA request.
A. Park superintendents have the authority to provide a refund if the circumstances warrant it.
Mark Magnuson, the chief ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park, was hard-pressed to come up with examples of the law's effects. But one was immediate confusion from visitors.It is time for the National Park Service to move into the 21st Century, and do away with their 20th Century prejudices.
"The year after the law change, we had several complaints from visitors about people openly carrying firearms -- which was now legal," he said. "So it was a little bit of an educational learning curve for members of the public, but not a huge deal."
9mm against a Grizzly? Good way to get et.
Here’s a 9mm bear save
“I wouldn’t feel good about shooting a bear with a 9mm”
It’s to shoot his wife in the knee.
Because folks like to grow pot in National Parks and very protective of their ‘farms.’
But a raped and dead woman is morally superior to one who uses a gun to defend herself.
My point is: If you aren’t properly armed, it’s best to stay out of Grizzly country. Personally, I wouldn’t want to take on a Grizzly with anything less than a 300 Weatherby Magnum, and that’s bare/bear minimum.
Typical fed government “workers: many (if not most) are fools.
NPS exists because of the Original RINO: Theodore Roosevelt. He began the unConstitutional history of violating States’ Rights by usurping lands for Federal use.
NPS is nothing more than Communism In Action.
Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather have it than not. But instead of “Don’t worry Honey, I got my 9mm” it would be more like “well hopefully we won’t have any trouble but if we do I can try to scare’em off with the 9.”
killer squirrels
So sue me!!!
Adam Kraut is occasionally a panel member on the podcast This Week In Guns. Pretty good show.
Upgrade to a 10mm, if you don’t want to be on the menu.
To shoot the politically incorrect. The Halbeschwarzefuhrer has so ordered this..
Das ist sehr gut, mein Freund.
I believe his name i Timothy Snakwell
Use the 3S program:
1. Shoot
2. Shovel
3. Shut up.
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