Difference in National Park Rules?
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I have been under the impression that if one is transporting a gun through a National Park you are OK to lock up your unloaded weapon in the trunk or out of reach and lock up the ammo in a different location. I know several Parks have this as their "rules" spelled out on their websites. And this is what I have always done with my handguns when visiting a National Park while traveling.
However, this morning I was reading from the Smokey Mountains website and they simply state "no firearms allowed".
My question is: Are there different rules for different Parks? Or is the general rule that I have always obeyed superceeded by an individual Park's stricter rules? If so, this ought not to be.
Since the Smokey Mountain National Park website says "no firearms allowed" I was curious and found this at the Yellowstone National Park website:
Based just on the posted rules for the two Parks, there is a big difference. I just wasn't aware of different rules for different National Parks. Anybody have any info on this?
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I have been under the impression that if one is transporting a gun through a National Park you are OK to lock up your unloaded weapon in the trunk or out of reach and lock up the ammo in a different location. I know several Parks have this as their "rules" spelled out on their websites. And this is what I have always done with my handguns when visiting a National Park while traveling.
However, this morning I was reading from the Smokey Mountains website and they simply state "no firearms allowed".
My question is: Are there different rules for different Parks? Or is the general rule that I have always obeyed superceeded by an individual Park's stricter rules? If so, this ought not to be.
Since the Smokey Mountain National Park website says "no firearms allowed" I was curious and found this at the Yellowstone National Park website:
No firearms or weapons, including state-permitted concealed weapons, are allowed in Yellowstone. However, unloaded firearms may be transported in a vehicle when the weapon is cased, broken down, or rendered inoperable, and kept out of sight. Ammunition must be placed in a separate compartment of the vehicle.
Based just on the posted rules for the two Parks, there is a big difference. I just wasn't aware of different rules for different National Parks. Anybody have any info on this?