Posted on 11/18/2006 9:44:58 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
Senator George Allen (R-Virginia) has introduced SB 4057, the National Park Second Amendment Restoration and Personal Protection Act of 2006. If adopted as law, this legislation would allow legal carry of firearms into National Parks so long as the state does not prohibit carry in all parks.
The arbitrary prohibition of your right to self-defense in a National Park needs to end. Your life is not worth less while visiting one of our country’s beautiful parks than it is anywhere else you may be. Personally, I believe that lonely wilderness trails may be one of the places that I would most want to have my self-defense firearm. Armed citizens regularly argue that we may not be able to wait for 911 to save us. Imagine the additional delay that will occur when you’re hiking in the middle of nowhere! Also, any location that is known to be frequented by tourists would probably be very attractive to criminals. Tourists are generally carrying a lot of money and are unfamiliar with their surroundings. I am certainly not a criminal mastermind. If I can see that this environment makes one more vulnerable to violent attack, I am certain those with less scruples have realized it as well.
It is up to those of us that care about the safety of ourselves and our families to get this legislation enacted. Please contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to support this bill. Tell them why it is important to you. Contact Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and ask him to fast track SB 4057. Spread the word to other gun owners and concealed handgun licensees about this issue.
Senator Frist can be reached at: (202) 224-3344 or through his website. You can find contact information for your U.S. Senators here.
I bet this will be a priority with the 110th congress, hmmm are we still glad about staying home to teach Bush and the gop a lesson
One great big BTTT on this one!!!!
This type of bill seems familiar.. Two bits similar bills have been presented, ~and ignored~, by gop dominated congresses.
I don't 'get' your reasoning..
Why should States have a right to override our inalienable right to carry arms?
Thats answers that then, if it couldnt pass before you can throw dirt on it now. In my state of florida they passed a law where you can carry in state parks but thats florida
Too late. Had six years and blew it.
I remember taking a coach tour of our western National Parks a few years ago, and I was astonished to see signs all over the place probibiting bringing firearms in Yellowstone National Park. Right next to those signs were other signs warning of the presence of grizzlies in the area. Didn't compute then, doesn't compute now.
Obviously unconstitutional prohibitions.
Some main highways run through Yellowstone. I'd bet that hundreds [if not thousands] of travelers a day rightly ignore those 'laws'.
On this one you were quite right to point out the error of my logic. While I do support state's rights in general, individual rights supercede those rights on this issue. It's embarassing to have to have someone correct me on my take, but I'd rather have someone do it and address the error than let it hang. Good call. Sorry about that.
I don't 'get' your reasoning..
Why should States have a right to override our inalienable right to carry arms?
FLO:
He means, if a state has reciprocity[or not] with another state allowing them to carry a Concealed wpn that trumps the Fed Law of allowing you to carry a gun into a National Forest in another State.
Neither States nor Feds have a power to write laws "allowing" you to carry. -- Our right to bear "shall not be infringed".
Actually, tpaine was right to call me on that. Individual rights trump states rights on this issue. I was focused on federal vs states rights when it was a no-brainer that Seccond Ammendment guaranteed rights were at stake.
Well put.. Thanks.
I agree.
And thanks for raising the point.
I was reasoning that we've just forgotten how much the Constitution is not followed. And we blindly follow whatever they say is legal.
While I agree that the general populace has sunk to this level, I do have to be frank when addressing a comment I made that was was so wrong.
Later...
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