Virginia Citizen's Defense League (VCDL) - probably the most successful pro CCW organization in the country is petitioning the DoI to consider allowing CCW holders to be allowed to carry in National Parks. Right now, they are looking for GROUPS (not individuals) to sign on to their petition. Please pass this on to your local/state clubs or organizations. Maybe ARFCOM would be able to sign up too.
VCDL is one hell of an organization - this isn't some shot in the dark attempt, they really have their stuff together, so this is well worth your time.
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LAST UPDATE: 1/5/05
www.packing.org/news/article.jsp/9912/www.vcdl.org/new/Petition_for_Rulemaking.pdfDo you want to carry in National Parks in your state (assume no state law against it)? Please read on!
VCDL has finally got a Petition for Rule Making (PRM) ready to present to the Department of the Interior. Unlike writing letters to the Department of the Interior or signing regular petitions, all of which the DOI can ignore, the PRM will force the DOI to consider allowing permit holders to carry in National Parks. They will have to hold a public comment period. I will advise when that happens, as then we will need lots of comments sent to them by everyone on Packing and elsewhere.
For now we need as many national and state organizations to sign on to it as possible. We are NOT looking for individuals to be a petitioner – but individuals should contact their state and national organizations to encourage them to sign on to the PRM ASAP. I will update the end of this message with those organizations who have signed-on as I receive them.
National and state gun organizations: print out the entire petition so you can read it and fill in the last page. You can then either fax the last page to me at: 804-739-8376
Or you can mail the last page to me at:
Philip Van Cleave
VCDL
5509 West Bay Court
Midlothian, VA 23112-2506
I will be sending this in around February 1st, 2005 – so please get the signed pages to me as soon as possible.
Thanks!
Here is the link to the PRM:
http://www.vcdl.org/new/Petition_for_Rulemaking.pdf
Organizations signed on to Petition for Rule Making:
Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginia
Johnstown Rifle and Pistol Club, Pennsylvania
Menoher Sportsmen's Club, Pennsylvania
Grassroots South Carolina, South Carolina
Maryland Shall Issue, Maryland
Washington Arms Collectors, Washington state
Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, National
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, New York
New Jersey Coalition for Self Defense, New Jersey
Gun Owners of Utah, Utah
Hollow-Point Defense, Arizona
Alaska Machine Gun Association, Alaska
Community Association of Firearms Educators, Maryland
Virginia Gun Owners Coalition, Virginia
Organizations committing, but not yet signed on to PRM:
Montana Shooting Sports Association, Montana
Kentucky Firearms Foundation, Kentucky
NCGUN, North Carolina
Douglas Ridge Rifle Club, Oregon
SAFR, Michigan
Here is the link for Petition for Rule Making for Department of the Interior.
www.vcdl.org/new/Petition_for_Rulemaking.pdf