A gun-rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging rules banning firearms in national park buildings, including visitor centers, ranger stations and offices.
The Second Amendment Foundation argues that the park gun ban, including Acadia in Maine, is unconstitutional.
“The ban at federal facilities writ large is over-inclusive,” foundation legal director Bill Sack told SFgate.com “It runs contrary to the history and tradition of gun control in the country.”
Guns are generally allowed in national parks, but visitors must follow the firearm laws of the state the park is in, and guns are allowed only for self-defense.
Though park visitors can legally carry guns on trails they must them behind before entering a visitor center, ranger station or other federal building.
The lawsuit argues the rule forces visitors to disarm just to buy a pass, get a permit or use park facilities.
The National Park Service declined to comment on firearm policies within national parks, as it does not comment on litigation according to SFGate.
Acadia National Park Gun Ban Challenged In Second-Amendment Legal Fight Against Federal Lands
By Ted Cohen
