Full Timing With Weapons
As a fulltime RV’er traveling from State to State what is your general understanding of carrying weapons from one State to another? I do not have a concealed carry permit but I do keep a .45 cal in...
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ncrowley wrote:
CKNSLS, I am a highly educated person and I choose to defend myself if I need to. A firearm is the only tool that will reliably allow me to do that. You are the one that needs more education.
As far as carrying in state parks go, they changed the rule in 2010. If you have a concealed carry license in the state the park is in, you can carry concealed in the state park. Also, if the state allows open carry, you are fine. Once again, you are at the mercy of the state the park is in. For example, Yellowstone is in Wyoming and Montana and those states allow open carry without a license. Therefore, you can openly carry a gun in Yellowstone National Park.
All the state parks that I have checked have information on their site about the gun rules. It is your responsibility to check the rules before you go. Ignorance of the law is never a defense.
As to my background, I was a concealed carry instructor in New Mexico.
Last year-I towed 8,000 miles through 32 states. Stopped at truck stops, campgrounds, casinos,rest stops, retail outlets-NEVER ONCE had a need for a hand gun. I drove my truck another 12,000 miles seeing the sites using the trailer/campground for a homebase-NEVER ONCE had a need for a handgun. The arguments to carry a hand gun while camping because you need to "protect yourself" is at best frivolous.
We have laws on the books that are not clear-and maybe/maybe not Larry caught himself in the middle of a "training exercise" and it cost him 1,000.00 big ones. Why put yourself at the mercy of a cop training another cop making a point about handguns, or a District Attorney in another state interpreting a law to make your day miserable? Makes no sense. Leave the gun at home.
