Federal Park Carry?

**free** · August 18th, 2014, 09:08 AM

I thought you could carry anywhere in Federal parks now, but I ran into this At the Lemmon House in PA over the weekend.

**Statkowski** · August 18th, 2014, 09:30 AM

You can carry anywhere in Federal parks except in buildings housing Federal workers.

**Democrat Gun Owner** · August 18th, 2014, 09:31 AM

You can carry in federal parks. You just can't carry in buildings where federal employees work...like park rangers. They forgot that exception. DOH!!

**tl_3237** · August 18th, 2014, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by free

I thought you could carry anywhere in Federal parks now, but I ran into this At the Lemmon House in PA over the weekend.

Although carry within a Federal Park is allowed if done so under the laws of the host state, there is still the proscription of 18 USC 930 for carry in Federal Facilities defined as:

The term "Federal facility" means a building or part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government, where Federal employees are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties.

This applies even to buildings within National Parks. The law allowing carry in Parks is only a tolling of regulations by the Dept of the Interior and does not affect other statutory proscriptions.

**free** · August 18th, 2014, 10:18 AM

I see. Well, thanks for the clarification.

So, the ability to carry in the park isn't that helpful if you have to leave your firearm sitting on the sidewalk (or something) so you can go into a building and take a dump, or actually go into the visitor centers and other exhibits.

Anyway, thanks.

**BobGun** · August 18th, 2014, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by free

I see. Well, thanks for the clarification.

So, the ability to carry in the park isn't that helpful if you have to leave your firearm sitting on the sidewalk (or something) so you can go into a building and take a dump, or actually go into the visitor centers and other exhibits.

Anyway, thanks.

But remember this is the law that the Obama fans quote when they state he is pro gun.

**QuackXP** · August 18th, 2014, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by free

I see. Well, thanks for the clarification.

So, the ability to carry in the park isn't that helpful if you have to leave your firearm sitting on the sidewalk (or something) so you can go into a building and take a dump, or actually go into the visitor centers and other exhibits.

Anyway, thanks.

If your going to take your dump in a visitor center/ranger office/etc than I guess you have to leave your firearm behind. From other discussions the restroom facilities that you would use at a campsite are not prohibited as federal employees don't work there.

Personally I prefer to leave my dumps rather than take them. But to each their own.

**free** · August 18th, 2014, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by QuackXP

If your going to take your dump in a visitor center/ranger office/etc than I guess you have to leave your firearm behind. From other discussions the restroom facilities that you would use at a campsite are not prohibited as federal employees don't work there.

Personally I prefer to leave my dumps rather than take them. But to each their own.

i take my dump wherever. It's the cargo that gets dumped that is left behind (:

**PennStateCarry** · August 18th, 2014, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by QuackXP

If your going to take your dump in a visitor center/ranger office/etc than I guess you have to leave your firearm behind. From other discussions the restroom facilities that you would use at a campsite are not prohibited as federal employees don't work there.

Personally I prefer to leave my dumps rather than take them. But to each their own.

Here's one of the threads he is talking about

http://forum.pafoa.org/concealed-ope...ettysburg.html