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ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A new law goes in to effect Monday that will change the firearms law at Acadia National Park. But the law isn't sitting well with some gun advocates.
The Maine Open Carry Association held an informational picnic in Acadia National Park Sunday. The group was marking the final hours before the state bans people from openly carrying firearms in the park. Earlier this year, a federal law went into effect, allowing guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. Under that law, states are permitted to override the federal statute and impose bans at national parks within their borders. Maine did that at Acadia. So, starting Monday, only those with concealed weapons permits, off-duty police, and retired law enforcement will be allowed to have guns in the park.
Shane Belanger of the Maine Open Carry Association said, "We are trying to raise awareness that open carry and concealed carry aren't different. We are just taking our coats off. If it's a nice warm day, open carry is a lot easier to do, and no one is going to get hurt here, and nothing bad is going to happen. "
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ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A new law goes in to effect Monday that will change the firearms law at Acadia National Park. But the law isn't sitting well with some gun advocates.
The Maine Open Carry Association held an informational picnic in Acadia National Park Sunday. The group was marking the final hours before the state bans people from openly carrying firearms in the park. Earlier this year, a federal law went into effect, allowing guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. Under that law, states are permitted to override the federal statute and impose bans at national parks within their borders. Maine did that at Acadia. So, starting Monday, only those with concealed weapons permits, off-duty police, and retired law enforcement will be allowed to have guns in the park.
Shane Belanger of the Maine Open Carry Association said, "We are trying to raise awareness that open carry and concealed carry aren't different. We are just taking our coats off. If it's a nice warm day, open carry is a lot easier to do, and no one is going to get hurt here, and nothing bad is going to happen. "
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