TFred
Regular Member
It's that time, the entire Central Virginia area is beginning to swarm with Boy Scouts heading to Fort A.P. Hill for the 2010 Boy Scout Jamboree.
I was browsing through their web site this afternoon, and came across this line in the "Code of Conduct":
"14. In accordance with U.S., local, and state laws, adult leaders and youth are prohibited from having firearms and weapons in their possession."
The Scouts must be under 18 in order to participate, so they are correct that the "youth" are prohibited, unless supervised, etc, etc. The Jamboree is held on a US Army base, so as best I can tell, the only regulations that would actually prohibit the adult leaders from carrying would be the US Army rules governing the base itself!
The BSA is citing Virginia local (which is a non-starter due to preemption) and state law for their ban.
I thought Boy Scouts made a big deal about telling the truth. This is rather disappointing.
TFred
I was browsing through their web site this afternoon, and came across this line in the "Code of Conduct":
"14. In accordance with U.S., local, and state laws, adult leaders and youth are prohibited from having firearms and weapons in their possession."
The Scouts must be under 18 in order to participate, so they are correct that the "youth" are prohibited, unless supervised, etc, etc. The Jamboree is held on a US Army base, so as best I can tell, the only regulations that would actually prohibit the adult leaders from carrying would be the US Army rules governing the base itself!
The BSA is citing Virginia local (which is a non-starter due to preemption) and state law for their ban.
I thought Boy Scouts made a big deal about telling the truth. This is rather disappointing.
TFred