CCW While Visiting Alcatraz

[TrailerparkTrash]

I don’t go anywhere my gun isn’t welcome. There’s plenty of other stuff to see in this country.

[Djantlive]

The Rock with Ed Harris, Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage….

[rodsvet]

Several years ago I went to a wedding in Catalina. We took the ferry. On the way back we were sitting outside and there was a stiff breeze and my suit jacket fluttered up a little too much and a deck hand saw that I was armed. He asked if I was law enforcement. I told him no and showed my CCW. He took it and showed it to the captain and came back and there was no problem. However, I would not do it again. A year in the slammer does not sound appealing!

[9Cal_OC]

Several years ago I went to a wedding in Catalina. We took the ferry. On the way back we were sitting outside and there was a stiff breeze and my suit jacket fluttered up a little too much and a deck hand saw that I was armed. He asked if I was law enforcement. I told him no and showed my CCW. He took it and showed it to the captain and came back and there was no problem. However, I would not do it again. A year in the slammer does not sound appealing!

[chsk9]

FYI: I recently visited after seeing there was extensive security searches. There is no safe place to secure a firearm in the area. There are also no security checks, and people were carrying back packs etc.

[Dvrjon]

Firearms in National Parks

As of February 22, 2010, a new federal law allows people who can legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws, to legally possess firearms in this park. However, 36 CFR ? 2.4(a)(1)(iii) still prohibits the use of any weapon, trap or net in the National Parks.

This includes those persons residing in the State of California that possess a valid State of California carry-concealed weapon permit (also known as a Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) permit). These permits are typically issued by the county sheriff of the county where the state resident resides.

It is the responsibility of visitors to understand and comply with all applicable state, local, and federal firearms laws before entering this park. As a starting point, please visit our state?s website. http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/

A notable exception to this rule is the possession of weapons in federal facilities. Federal law prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park; those places are posted with signs at all public entrances. This prohibition includes those possessing a valid State of California CCW permit. In other words, all persons, regardless of the state permit that has been issued to them, are prohibited from carrying any firearm in federal facilities. In Golden Gate National Recreation Area (including Alcatraz Island), Fort Point National Historic Site, and Muir Woods National Monument, this includes all administrative buildings, non-residential buildings, and buildings that serve the public. A partial list of the facilities that serve the public where firearms are prohibited include:

Alcatraz Island:
Alcatraz Cruises, LLC does not allow firearms at the Alcatraz Landing in San Francisco or on-board their vessels.
Alcatraz Island Cell house
Alcatraz Island Dock Office
Alcatraz Island Bldg. 64

Alcatraz Cruises is a private enterprise, but when you step off of the boat at Alcatraz you are on federal land and federal laws apply. The first person to great you is a Park Services Ranger (federal employee).

Unless expressly authorized, Federal law prohibits the possession of a firearm or other dangerous weapon in NPS facilities. These buildings include, but are not limited to, government offices, visitor centers, ranger stations, fee collection buildings, and maintenance facilities. 18 U.S.C. 930.

(g)As used in this section:
(1)The term ?Federal facility? means a building or part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government, where Federal employees are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties.

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