All,
I know that many of you are already aware of the details, so I will summarize:
On January 9th, President Bush approved a change to the NPS (National Park System laws to allow concealed carry in national parks.
On March 29th, the Brady Commission filed for an injunction to reverse the new law on the grounds that a "proper environmental impact study had not been completed." The NRA immediately filed an appeal.
On April 2, a coalition of Republican and Democrat Senators submitted a bill to again allow concealed carry in National Parks.
It's time to weigh in. The best way I have found to do this at the federal level is through the following web site: http://capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/
You can enter your zip code and send an email to the President, your Senators and Representatives all at the same time. I was impressed with the format and how it looked. It is connected with NRA-ILA, but you do not have to be a member, and I did not see any logo on the emails themselves.
Feel free to borrow the following text:
I support the right to carry a handgun for self defense in our nation's parks and wild life refuges. Please reinstate this policy immediately and expand it to include national parks and wildlife refuges in all states. This is essential for law abiding citizens to safely enjoy these areas without fear. Thank you.
If you were wondering how important this is, here are some of the details:
The NPS controls a total of 84.6 million acres of land.
8,505 Monuments and Statues
680 Water Treatment and Wastewater Collection Systems
5,300 Family Housing Units
505 Dams
1,804 Bridges and Tunnels
7,580 Buildings
8,500 Miles of roads and parkways
12,250 Miles of Unpaved Trails
...and that is just a partial list. For a complete list go to:http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/quickfacts.htm
This is 3.6%, yes that's 3.6%, of the entire United States and don't get caught on one of those 8,500 miles of roads, like the GW Parkway in Virginia.
If you decide to send an email (it is very quick and simple) please post when you are done. This is the 9th forum that I have posted this on (and still looking for others) and I come back to each one as often as I can to report the totals. So far we have 71 emails sent.
Thanks for your help!
Smity
I know that many of you are already aware of the details, so I will summarize:
On January 9th, President Bush approved a change to the NPS (National Park System laws to allow concealed carry in national parks.
On March 29th, the Brady Commission filed for an injunction to reverse the new law on the grounds that a "proper environmental impact study had not been completed." The NRA immediately filed an appeal.
On April 2, a coalition of Republican and Democrat Senators submitted a bill to again allow concealed carry in National Parks.
It's time to weigh in. The best way I have found to do this at the federal level is through the following web site: http://capwiz.com/nra/dbq/officials/
You can enter your zip code and send an email to the President, your Senators and Representatives all at the same time. I was impressed with the format and how it looked. It is connected with NRA-ILA, but you do not have to be a member, and I did not see any logo on the emails themselves.
Feel free to borrow the following text:
I support the right to carry a handgun for self defense in our nation's parks and wild life refuges. Please reinstate this policy immediately and expand it to include national parks and wildlife refuges in all states. This is essential for law abiding citizens to safely enjoy these areas without fear. Thank you.
If you were wondering how important this is, here are some of the details:
The NPS controls a total of 84.6 million acres of land.
8,505 Monuments and Statues
680 Water Treatment and Wastewater Collection Systems
5,300 Family Housing Units
505 Dams
1,804 Bridges and Tunnels
7,580 Buildings
8,500 Miles of roads and parkways
12,250 Miles of Unpaved Trails
...and that is just a partial list. For a complete list go to:http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/quickfacts.htm
This is 3.6%, yes that's 3.6%, of the entire United States and don't get caught on one of those 8,500 miles of roads, like the GW Parkway in Virginia.
If you decide to send an email (it is very quick and simple) please post when you are done. This is the 9th forum that I have posted this on (and still looking for others) and I come back to each one as often as I can to report the totals. So far we have 71 emails sent.
Thanks for your help!
Smity