State of Alaska > Governor > News > News Details Governor Palin Lauds Firearm Decisionby U.S. Secretary of Interior FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-198Governor Lauds Interior Secretary’s Firearm Decision December 5, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin today lauded the decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior that will allow an individual to carry a concealed weapon in national parks and wildlife refuges. The new rule only applies if the individual is authorized to carry a concealed weapon under state law in the state in which the national park or refuge is located. “The possession and use of firearms is especially critical to Alaskans,”...