Concealed carry retrictions on State parks.

[Tom523]

How's the saying go, "Better to be judged by 12 than carried by six".

I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy!

[MagikSmallie]

Yeah I agree with you guys. I have a CCDW and I will always carry on and off the water. If that means I have to break the law at the Corps Lakes then so be it. But like someone said better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6. I completely agree. bad things happen at lakes, ramps, and parks. People have the right to be prepared to defend themselves. I would suggest (without getting too political) that we contact our senators and representatives and try to get HR 1865 passed. This would do nothing except make law abiding gun carriers legal in Corps controlled lands. Hell, the criminals aren't going to abide by the law anyway so the only people this hurts are the honest folks who are trying to follow the law.

[flyfish]

I talked to a game warden about this very topic a few years back. He said it was no problem to be concealed regardless if it were a corp impoundment. He did say it probably wasn't a great idea to open carry around the boat ramp because people will call the cops reporting someone carrying a gun. What a bunch of fools. I had to explain my right to carry to some jackoff boater a few years ago at Taylorsville. He caused half a scene so since then I just carry concealed. Long gone are the days we used to ride around the lake or walk the banks with a pistol and no one thought a thing about it.

[aceoky]

Game wardens, Sheriffs, State Police, City Police do not enforce Federal Laws, but be advised they can hold you until a Fed officer gets there, true that most will not bother, but it's important to know the facts IMO.

[walkeraviator]

Yeah this goes for camping too. I camp at Corps campgrounds and leave my gun in the truck locked during the day... but at night when all that is between me and a bad guy is a tent wall, i am sleepin with Smith and Wesson

[Bass Addict 170]

Although this doesn't relate exactly to the intentions of this post, KRS 150.172 passed last year allows individuals to open carry (or concealed with CCDW permit) while engaging in hunting, fishing, trapping, or other activities not prohibited under federal or other state laws. Now this act specifies for defense of yourself or others from animals, but having this justifacation to carry would provide a great deterant from those less than lawful individuals. Look up this statute on the KY Legislative Research Committee website for further clarifications depending on your own activites/locations.