| Action | Amend Requirements for Carrying Handguns in State Forests |
| Stage | Proposed |
| Comment Period | Ended on 4/16/2010 |
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I am a Virginia resident. I believe that if a person has been deemed responsible enough to exercise the right to carry a concealed weapon, his or her responsibility does not change upon thier location. In fact, I am of the belief that the constitutional right to bear arms is more important in out of the way and secluded areas such as our parks and forests. It is the criminal who does not care of where he or she can carry a firearm. An armed, law abiding citizen should never have to worry about when they are or are not within compliance of the law. Our gun laws, for the most part, make it very difficult for the responsible gun owner. In my view, it is wrong to restrict the law abidng where the criminal, by his very nature, is not restricted.