[dirtboy]

I wonder what reg was broken that led to the arrest and search of these hikers.

See post #20. Although that's the regulations for Capitol Reef National Park, the stated guidelines towards firearms generally apply to all areas administered by the National Park Service.

[MrB]

He must have been carrying it openly, as an honest citizen should be able to do.

Had he been hiding it, some smarmy lawyer could probably get him off on a technicality.