Mainsail
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From what I understand, in February 2010 (that’s three months from now!) firearms carry in the National Parks will be legal, and will follow the laws of the state where the park is located.
Please, if you don’t know the difference between a National Park and a National Forest or a Wilderness Area, please withhold your comments.
I’m sure there will be some serious learning curve to overcome and will likely be a few problems. What I’m interested in knowing is what are our rights in regards to contact with Park Rangers. Do Rangers in the National Park need reasonable articulable suspicion to detain someone for merely carrying a holstered handgun? We know that (at least in most states) the police and sheriffs need RAS to detain someone for openly carrying a handgun; mere handgun carry does not by itself arouse suspicion that the person so armed is committing a crime. I believe Game Wardens and the like do not need RAS, but I may be wrong about that. Do the Rangers follow those same rules?
From what I understand, in February 2010 (that’s three months from now!) firearms carry in the National Parks will be legal, and will follow the laws of the state where the park is located.
Please, if you don’t know the difference between a National Park and a National Forest or a Wilderness Area, please withhold your comments.
I’m sure there will be some serious learning curve to overcome and will likely be a few problems. What I’m interested in knowing is what are our rights in regards to contact with Park Rangers. Do Rangers in the National Park need reasonable articulable suspicion to detain someone for merely carrying a holstered handgun? We know that (at least in most states) the police and sheriffs need RAS to detain someone for openly carrying a handgun; mere handgun carry does not by itself arouse suspicion that the person so armed is committing a crime. I believe Game Wardens and the like do not need RAS, but I may be wrong about that. Do the Rangers follow those same rules?