[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 44 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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PROTECTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND HUNTING RIGHTS ON FEDERAL LANDS ACT

  (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing the 
Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act 
of 2008. This legislation will protect the Second Amendment rights of 
American citizens and promote hunting activities on Federal lands.
  Under current Federal law, land under control of the National Park 
Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been subject to a 
blanket gun ban, regardless of State law. So I was pleased with the 
Bush administration's recent announcement that the prohibition of 
firearms on National Park Service lands, in place since 1983, will soon 
end.
  Currently the laws of 47 States recognize the rights of law-abiding 
adults to carry firearms for personal protection. The existence of 
different laws regarding the transportation and possession of firearms 
has presented a trap for law-abiding gun owners.
  It is my hope that these new regulations, when finalized, will 
provide greater uniformity across our Nation's Federal laws and put an 
end to the patchwork of regulations that govern the different lands 
managed by the different Federal agencies. Under this proposal, Federal 
parks and wildlife refuges will now mirror State firearms laws.
  In addition, my legislation would also require that hunting 
activities be considered as a land use in all management plans for all 
Federal land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible 
with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting the Protecting the 
Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008.

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