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I have visited a handful of national parks, and overall I have felt safe enough that I didn't overly miss having a firearm. There have been two exceptions, though, when it would have been nice to have had a concealed handgun. The main one was Big Bend. If any of you have ever been out there, you'll know that it borders Mexico. It's right across the Rio Grande. As soon as we arrived at the ranger station, they told us simultaneously to beware Mexican infiltrators and that we were not allowed to take firearms into the park. What madness is that? If there is a chance that a desperate individual will threaten my life for any reason, I want to have the power to stop him. That applies to anywhere I am - my home, a park, the gas station, a big, ugly city on one of the coasts... I am responsible for my self defense, and I defy anyone that would tell me I can't do so.
It's nice to finally have the national parks.