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Guns OK'd in National Parks

Campers will be allowed to pack heat in all but 3 of America's national parks

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 6, 2008 6:10 AM CST

(Newser) – Visitors will be allowed to carry concealed and loaded weapons in all but three of America's 391 national parks under a new Bush administration policy, the Washington Times reports. The move, widely seen as a parting gift to the NRA from the president, reverses a... Read full story »

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Guns OK'd in National Parks

Campers will be allowed to pack heat in all but 3 of America's national parks

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