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kaiser715 · 05-28-2009, 19:25

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Originally Posted by stump

Federal park also means no guns. That goes out for the people who dont break the law. criminals will always have guns . Yes I have guns but wont bring them.

This is a National Forest, not National Park. In NC, carry is allowed on National Forest land. The problem is, all of Uwharrie is gamelands, which currently carries a limitation during closed seasons to carry of max .22 with 7.5" barrel....but with the following exception:

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The following exceptions, however, should be noted:
- Possession is allowed on field-trial and designated target shooting
areas and in camping areas for defense of person or property.
- 22-caliber pistols with barrels, not greater than 7.5 inches in
length and shooting only short, long or long rifle ammunition,
may be carried as side arms on game lands at any time, except
by hunters during the special bow-and-arrow and muzzleloading
firearms deer hunting season.

source: http://www.ncwildlife.org/pg02_regs/..._Gamelands.pdf

Typical for NC law, there is a lot of ambiguity. Like, what constitutes a "camping area", as you can camp just about anywhere in the UNF. (and, btw, NC law doesn't allow deadly force to protect property, guess the Wildlife Commission doesn't know that.)

Anyway...clear as mud. Whether you are legal to carry or not probably depends less on the law, and more on what an individual ranger thinks is the law. Like Stampy sez... unless you want to find out the hard way, or do more research... well, just don't ask, don't tell.

BTW, on July 1st, the .22/7.5" restriction goes away:

See page 8, item H29 on this .pdf: http://www.ncwildlife.org/Documents/...tions_0309.pdf