Hi folks, I'm going camping up in north Georgia this weekend, and naturally I did a little checking on weapons laws before I traveled.
My wife and I both have FL CWP's. I hit handgunlaw.us and double checked reciprocity. Handgunlaw also gave me this:
Ok. Good to go. Should be fine. Then last night my wife was perusing around the state park website and found, buried at the bottom of one of the reservation pages:
Tugaloo is where we are setting up our tent.
So I have a couple questions for folks in the know. Is this a law? (as in prohibited by federal law as mentioned in the above statute) Is it a left over rule from when there was a National Parks ban? Is it just a policy/rule? And what do you think they mean by "concealed firearm"? In the car, or on a belt? I did call the park number, but the person that answered the phone was unclear on their own rules.
My wife and I both have FL CWP's. I hit handgunlaw.us and double checked reciprocity. Handgunlaw also gave me this:
O.C.G.A. § 16-11-126 said:(g) Notwithstanding Code Sections 12-3-10, 27-3-1.1, 27-3-6, and 16-12-122 through 16-12-127, any person with a valid weapons carry license may carry a weapon in all parks, historic sites, or recreational areas, as such term is defined in Code Section 12-3-10, including all publicly owned buildings located in such parks, historic sites, and recreational areas, in wildlife management areas, and on public transportation; provided, however, that a person shall not carry a handgun into a place where it is prohibited by federal law.
Ok. Good to go. Should be fine. Then last night my wife was perusing around the state park website and found, buried at the bottom of one of the reservation pages:
Weapons: Concealed firearms are not permitted on sites that are leased Federal Property. The following sites are on leased federal property: Army Corp of Engineers, Red Top Mountain, Seminole, George T. Bagby, Florence Marina, Tugaloo, Hart, Bobby Brown, Richard B. Russell, Elijah Clark, Mistletoe, U.S. Fish & Wildlife.
Tugaloo is where we are setting up our tent.
So I have a couple questions for folks in the know. Is this a law? (as in prohibited by federal law as mentioned in the above statute) Is it a left over rule from when there was a National Parks ban? Is it just a policy/rule? And what do you think they mean by "concealed firearm"? In the car, or on a belt? I did call the park number, but the person that answered the phone was unclear on their own rules.