NPSI have to admit that I was wrong about this. I predicted that Kempthorne and crew would keep the status quo. Today, the Department of the Interior announced their decision to change the rule for CCW on Government Lands, and now, it looks like we will be able to carry on our Winter Cruise.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Lyle Laverty today announced that the Department of the Interior has finalized updated regulations governing the possession of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. The final rule, which updates existing regulations, would allow an individual to carry a concealed weapon in national parks and wildlife refuges if, and only if, the individual is authorized to carry a concealed weapon under state law in the state in which the national park or refuge is located. The update has been submitted to the Federal Register for publication and is available to the public on www.doi.gov.

But wait! There’s more!

Now is the time to start thinking about how we can prevent the Obama Administration from undoing this sensible rule.

UPDATES:

Governor Sarah Palin’s Office on lifting the ban.

Link to the Washington Compost’s accounting of the revised regulations.