Action | Amend Requirements for Carrying Handguns in State Forests |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 4/16/2010 |
The proposed regulation is not consistent with the Attorney General opinion: http://www.oag.state.va.us/OPINIONS/2008opns/08-043-Cuccinelli.pdf
In order to be consistent with the AG's opinion, the regulation must be changed to allow: 1) concealed carry by concealed handgun permit holders and 2) open carry by any individual who can lawfully possess a firearm, whether or not they have a concealed handgun permit. In addition, ammunition should not be limited only to "commercial sporting firearms ammunition."
Therefore, 4VAC10-30-170 should be changed to read:
"No person shall bring into or have in any forest any explosive or explosive substance, except firearms ammunition; explosives and explosive substances, except firearms ammunition, are prohibited in any portion of a forest assigned to the Department of Forestry."