I sure hope people will take care of our land and keep it as beautiful as God intended it to be..and as far a concealed weapons in Parks,I myself see no problem with it,as I have been a CWP holder for many years,and as bad as our economy is,there are more and more people out there who would like to take what belongs to you,this I would not let happen.

I would obviously support the right of the people to bear arms especially in national parks. I would hope that the anti-gun communists would read up on the faqs about gun control. You are more likely to be killed under a doctors care (how I ended up) than by a criminal firearm. In the forrests you would be far better protected against the threat of wild animals besides the criminal element. Yes, crime does happen to campers. It can happen any where and any time. But responsible law abiding gun owners will now have the ability to protect against and prevent it in national parks. Its just common sense.

You know, I really doubt President Washington would appreciate someone assuming his name and using it to attack people who he disagrees with as communists. Maybe Ole GW is being a paranoid Republican?

Just a thought...

I am openly conservative (not Republican) and not pretending to be George Washington. I am against CWP in the parks. Not because I think it's dangerous for the visitors, but because armed people will view wildlife differently. An unarmed person would be much less likely to approach a bear, wolf, deer or bison than a "bubba" who thinks it is his responsability to protect all visitors within his field of view.

Having been involved in Law Enforcement (I minored in Criminal Justice and served as a dispatcher) I believe the LE's would rather assume all with a gun are bad guys than to have to evaluate as Dorothy did in the Wizard of Oz. (is he a bad visitor or a good visitor) I know they would not appreciate any armed assistance from the public.

I see no appreciable value from having an armed public in the parks.