Does anyone know for sure if this includes National Recreation Areas
(e.g. Big South Fork), National Seashores (e.g. Cape Hatteras) and
National Lakeshores (e.g. Pictured Rocks) administered by the
National Park Service.

Ken

On Jan 10, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Richard W Zellich wrote:
> Friday, 9 Jan 2009
>
> New Rules On Right-To-Carry In Our National Parks Take Effect Today
>
> In early December, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI),
> through the
> National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announced
> the
> final amended version of a change to rules on carrying firearms in
> national parks and wildlife refuges. The change will restore the
> right of
> law-abiding gun owners to transport and carry concealed firearms for
> lawful purposes on most DOI lands, according to the laws of the
> states in
> which these public lands are located.
>
> The new rule, which takes effect today, allows Right-to-Carry permit
> holders to carry concealed firearms in national parks and wildlife
> refuges
> in states that recognize their permits. The new rule will also put
> an end
> to the patchwork of regulations that governed different lands
> managed by
> different federal agencies. In the past, Bureau of Land Management and
> Forest Service lands allowed the carrying of firearms, while lands
> managed
> by DOI did not.
>