Subject: VA-ALERT: National Parks - been arrested/ticketed?

president@vcdl.org

Thanks!

PhilipSubject: VA-ALERT: National Parks - been arrested/ticketed?



There are two gun owners who I am trying to get in touch with ASAP; 
both were arrested at a National Park and I can't find their names or 
email addresses anywhere:

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One person was carrying on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  His car had some 
kind of trouble.  He fixed the problem and was getting back into the 
car when a Park Ranger pulled up behind him with his blue lights 
flashing.

The Ranger ran the person's name through the computer as a matter of 
course, saw he had a concealed carry permit and asked if the person 
had a gun in the car.

The person answered truthfully that he had a gun in a fanny pack on 
the floorboard.

The officer said he couldn't have the gun and wrote the person a 
ticket and let him go.

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The other person, a Virginia resident, was in California at a 
National Park and, as I recall, notified a Park Ranger that he had a 
handgun when asked.  The officer confiscated the handgun and wrote 
the person a ticket.

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If you are either of those two individuals OR if you have a similar 
story at a National Park and have not contacted me about it within 
the last two months, please do so ASAP by replying to this alert item.

Thanks!