National Parks to post properties under TN law

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I know this should be under the Posted Properties section but I wanted here for discussion purposes.

NATIONAL PARK CARRY UPDATE from Mike Ridings"

US National Park Police evidently are planning to post the buildings at the National Parks as no-carry sites.

At Stones River Saturday an APPS student was talking to the officer there and noticed a roll of “no-weapons” signs and asked if he was about to post. He said “they” were posting all the doors and said that the law change only affected the grounds, and that it is still illegal to carry in any gov’t building even a bathroom.

The student told him that his signs aren't good since they don’t follow the TN guidelines as far as having the code printed and such. He said that the Nat’l Park Serv. is having another sign made up for all Parks to use that will cover all Federal sites.

The USNPS rangers and police are apparently not happy with the law change and plan to do what they can to aggravate carry permit holders enough to not carry there.

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Class action lawsuit, anyone?

DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW
Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
For the purpose of Section 242, acts under "color of law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within the their lawful authority, but also acts done beyond the bounds of that official's lawful authority, if the acts are done while the official is purporting to or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. Persons acting under color of law within the meaning of this statute include police officers, prisons guards and other law enforcement officials, as well as judges, care providers in public health facilities, and others who are acting as public officials. It is not necessary that the crime be motivated by animus toward the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin of the victim.
The offense is punishable by a range of imprisonment up to a life term, or the death penalty, depending upon the circumstances of the crime, and the resulting injury, if any.
TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTION 242
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, ... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnaping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

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