Info. on Prentice Cooper State Forest (Park) please!

[Guest joeharris]

Need a little clarification please! I plan on sometime next Month going to PC to do some shooting, but am a little mixed up on the new Laws!

I have a HCP and i know i now can also have loaded rifles and ammo for them in my car.

What i am not sure off is this, used to be at PC even with a HCP, i could not carry it loaded at PC, unless inside the shooting area, there were sign's to that effect. But now is it legal to have all my guns including my concealled carry gun in or on PC property? What is really weird is that PC is listed as both a State Forest as well as a State Park, what is the difference regarding the law between a State Forest or a State Park?

Thank's Joe:rolleyes:

[Fallguy]

The new law allows for carry in State Forest as well as State Parks.

http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Chapter/PC0428.pdf

[Guest joeharris]

Thank You!

I thought so, but better safe than sorry!

[Fallguy]

One thing to remember is State WMAs are not legal as of yet. So if the Forest is also a WMA then it wouldn't be legal....yet.

[Guest joeharris]

I thought so, so it is not legal there till Sept. 16?

[Fallguy]

State WMAs will be legal immediately when HB0961 becomes law.

That will be either when the governor signs it or 10 days (excluding Sundays) after it has sat on his desk, which will either be the 11th or 12th.

[Guest joeharris]

Thank you again, i guess i just will wait till Sept. will be cooler than.

[Fallguy]

[Guest abailey362]

I think that the WMA technically starts after you turn off for the range, but i could be mistaken. Just going off the shoddy signs that are up there. btw theres only about 1/10th mile between when you leave the trailer park and get to the range and i've never seen border guards there doing car checks

[Fallguy]

FWIW the governor signed HB0961 on July 9th and it became law.

[Guest joeharris]

Thank's, so i guess i can have all my guns and have my concealed pistol also loaded and be legal in there!