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    Going to Gettysburg soon with the family and we are going to take the 2 hour bus tour. I did not see anything on there web site about firearms, I was just wondering if anyone knows if there are metal detectors there, Thanks,

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    There were no detectors there in 2018. There maaaay be no gun signs on the doors of the museum though.

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    Signs or no signs, carrying inside a federal building is forbidden (as far as I know). I've heard something about carrying on the grounds there but not in the buildings? IANAL
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    Not to threadcrap, but I've heard that a private tour guide is better than the bus. They're certified/licensed through the park service. They ride in your vehicle so you have control over what you want to see more/less of.

    Obviously more expensive though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKIII View Post
    Not to threadcrap, but I've heard that a private tour guide is better than the bus. They're certified/licensed through the park service. They ride in your vehicle so you have control over what you want to see more/less of.

    Obviously more expensive though.
    How do you know if a tour guide is bullshitting you or not?

    I guess this belongs in 'Random Questions', eh
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    Quote Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter View Post
    How do you know if a tour guide is bullshitting you or not?

    I guess this belongs in 'Random Questions', eh
    My understanding is they must pass the park certification process (need to know your shit) and then be licensed to conduct the tours. I know one of them personally.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKIII View Post
    My understanding is they must pass the park certification process (need to know your shit) and then be licensed to conduct the tours. I know one of them personally.
    I understand that but it still doesn't answer the question. Say I'm from Germany and taking American tour. How would I know if the guide was bullshitting me?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter View Post
    I understand that but it still doesn't answer the question. Say I'm from Germany and taking American tour. How would I know if the guide was bullshitting me?
    Well sure, similarly how would you know if the guy driving the tour bus was bullshitting you?

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    Last edited by JAKIII; July 11th, 2022 at 09:55 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKIII View Post
    Well sure, similarly how would you know if the guy driving the tour bus was bullshitting you?

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    This is just a question I always ask myself when I see tour guides. It goes back to long ago when I took a horse carriage tour in Philthytown, when it was safer to do so. As we rode through Old City getting lectured on who lived where and when, etc, I asked myself that very question, "How do I know this guy isn't bullshitting me?".
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    I took the bus tour in 2018 and it was good.

    In the museum, I found it humbling how many people from the same state were shooting at each other in Gettysburg. I think Tennessee was split almost 50/50, which is not what I expected. A country divided on multiple levels.

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