S. 3499 · 110th Congress
An original bill to protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks.
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Bars the promulgation or enforcement of any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and (2) the possession of the…
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate without amendment · Sep 16, 2008
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Bars the promulgation or enforcement of any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state relating to the possession of a firearm in a state park, state wildlife refuge, or similar unit of state land in such state in which the unit or that portion thereof is located.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: An original bill to protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks.
Latest action (Sep 16, 2008): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1007.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 16, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.