Alice Tripp, TSRA Legislative Director - Friday, May 22, 2009
Guns Barred From National Parks Until Feb. 2010~ UPDATE
The Interior Department says a new law allowing loaded guns in national parks and national wildlife refuges will not take effect until next year, late in February.
President Obama signed the law on Friday as part of a measure creating new rules for the credit card industry, but the bill will not take effect until nine months after it was signed, neither will the language allowing firearms in National Parks.
Until then, rules adopted under the Reagan administration will remain in place. These rules severely restrict guns in national parks, generally requiring guns to be locked or stored and unloaded.