WA - DNR moves to ban guns on public land

[deanf]

Please see THR thread here.

The propsed change to WAC 332-52-050 is flawed. They take the language for the proposed WAC directly from an old version of WAC 352-32-120. This old version prohibited gun possession on state parks lands. The Parks and Recreation Commission recently change the WAC thusly:

WAC 352-32-120
Firearms.

(1) No person shall discharge or propel across, in, or into any upland state park area as defined in WAC 352-32-010 a firearm, except where the commission for good cause has authorized a special recreational activity upon finding that it is not inconsistent with state park use. Any violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.

(2) The possession, display, carrying, discharge or use of a firearm is further regulated under chapter 9.41 RCW.

This effectively allows gun possession on state parks lands as long as it is within state law.

I brought this to the attention of the C. of P. L. in my email.

 

[RickD]

That's a rather poorly written statute.

It could mean anything a bad judge wants it to mean with little effort on the part of the bad judge.

Rick