As a voting, tax paying, concealed handgun permit and FREEDOM loving AMERICAN, I feel that this should be a done deal about the carrying of concealed/open carry handguns in state forests ( should already be voted as YES) .  As a law abiding concealed weapons permit holder for many years, its the citizens who have attended safety courses, had background checks and running the letter of the law that we are qualified to carry in said places as allowed.  i feel that carey who posted on this as saying NO is someone who needs to get his head out of the clouds, do you think for once that a criminal who has chosen to commit crime in a state forests will abide by the law if weapons are not allowed?  nope...... how about clandestine meth labs cooking in state forests and national forests...reality? you betcha...how would you like to be roaming the state park/ forest  in the back country and stumble upon a cook , cooking?  i think as a law abiding individual who has met the letter of the law to carry concealed should be able to make up his mind if he wanted to carry or not carry in a state park/forrest. i find that a concealed handgun is like car insurance...you never leave home without it. 

peace and vegetable rights.

james

 I know that there are millions of law abiding citizens here in the Commonwealth as well as across the country that deserve the right to protect themselves in our state forests.Citizens who hold concealed handgun permits are well versed in firearms safety,and are especially aware of the responsibility that comes with owning such a permit