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On January 14, 2011, Governor McDonnell issued a letter to the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. In the letter, the Governor noted that “I have reviewed the opinion I provided in September of 2008 as Attorney General to then Senator Ken T. Cuccinelli, II regarding the authority of the Department of Conservation and Recreation to issue a regulation prohibiting the open carrying of firearms in State Parks. In summary, the opinion states that because the General Assembly enacted § 18.2-287.4 of the Code of Virginia, it had no intention of further restricting the carrying of firearms in public parks. I am not aware of any legislative action since the issuance of that opinion which would change the conclusion reached therein. Lacking specific legislative authorization to further regulate firearms, the Department of Conservation and Recreation cannot promulgate a regulation that does so. Therefore, I am directing the Department of Conservation and Recreation to cease enforcement of § 4VAC5-30-200. The Department should notify all state park officials immediately of this change. Further, I am directing that § 4VAC5-30-200 be repealed through an exempt Administrative Process Act regulatory action to bring it into conformity with this opinion and law.” In accordance with this directive, the Department is advancing this exempt regulatory action to repeal 4VAC5-30-200 (Firearms) of the Virginia State Parks Regulations. |
