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Rex B wrote:

CC Italian wrote: So my point is if the NP follow the rules of the state laws you CAN NOT display a firearm in a Texas state park. Which means you can't display it in a NP in Texas(Big Bend NP) because they follow state laws.

This doesn't make sense to me.
Texas law prohibits open display of firearms in STATE parks. This has no bearing on National parks.
Texas law allows open carry of long guns. National Parks mirror the state law, so NPs in Texas should allow open carry of long guns.

I'll just piggy back on Rex B's post as my thoughts are the same as his. Assuming that because TX law prohibits open carry of a long gun in state parks that it is somehow illegal in national parks is a bit of a stretch. There are a lot of assumptions made.

I could see your point if the law was written in a vague manner, such as wording it with "Parks" instead of "State Parks". But because TX doesn't allow open carry (of Long Guns) in state parks ≠ no open carry (of Long Guns) in national parks.

Is any part of the park USACE land? I don't believe so, but I could be wrong.

As for the long gun, it is my understanding that the recent passage of the bill that allows carry in Nation Parks states that each NP will follow the rules of the state in which they reside. Now, IIRC Texas does not have any laws against openly carrying a long gun. So I would then assume that you are not breaking any laws by carrying a rifle in the park.

I'm not advocating doing this, and I wouldn't personally (I'd have mine in a food saver bag or a large pelican case and I'd be hugging the American shoreline)...but all this talk about it being illegal to conceal a long gun is wrong IMO.

I'm too tired and lazy to look it up, so someone please correct me if I am wrong (with citations if possible).

Does anyone have the link to the law saying carrying a concealed long gun is illegal in TX?