Firearms prohibited in Orange County Parks

[Kauf]

I have read somewhere that it is legal to have a firearm in your campsite with you, but then I also read on the OC Parks (O'Neil Park to be exact) that possession of firearms or weapons of any kind is prohibited. How is this legal and can someone help me make sense of all of this?

[Librarian]

Park rules for O'neill say

Possession or use of firearms or weapons is prohibited.

County Code at http://library.municode.com/HTML/113...RT2REARGE.html says

Sec. 2-5-37. - Firearms, weapons, fireworks, replica firearms.

No person shall have any fireworks, firearms, replica firearms, air gun, paint ball gun, BB gun, slingshot or bow or hunting arrow or any weapon in his possession or in his vehicle other than in a closed trunk, storage compartment or other area separated from the passenger section of the vehicle, in any park, beach or recreational area

It's legal.

It should be amended to exclude LTC holders.

[Kauf]

Park rules for O'neill say

County Code at http://library.municode.com/HTML/113...RT2REARGE.html says

It's legal.

It should be amended to exclude LTC holders.

of which i'm not unfortunately. Seems odd that they specifically warn you about mountain lions and other dangerous critters yet give you no ability to defend yourself against them, let alone other people. I guess its back to the stone age in our parks! Spears and clubs and fire are what we get

[sholling]

Park rules for O'neill say

County Code at http://library.municode.com/HTML/113...RT2REARGE.html says

It's legal.

It should be amended to exclude LTC holders.

Isn't Gene suing over something similar to this?

[hoffmang]

CGF is suing San Mateo county over just that sort of ban. Early v. San Mateo: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=490930

-Gene

[Kauf]

dang Calguns is on top of it! Thanks Gene!

[Kid Stanislaus]

Seems odd that they specifically warn you about mountain lions and other dangerous critters yet give you no ability to defend yourself against them, let alone other people.

Bear spray is probably a really good bet against a mountain kitty.

[Alan Block]

I used to teach Archery to boy scouts at ONeil park

but boy did they get pissed off when I demo'd my medieval Crossbow.

[FABIO GETS GOOSED!!!]

CGF is suing San Mateo county over just that sort of ban. Early v. San Mateo: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=490930

Has the demurrer been posted here yet? If not can you post it? It's been a couple weeks and you can't access it from the court website yet. Thanks.

[hoffmang]

Has the demurrer been posted here yet? If not can you post it? It's been a couple weeks and you can't access it from the court website yet. Thanks.

I don't believe it's been scanned yet as I haven't seen it yet either. Scheduled for late January IIRC. I will post it as soon as it gets scanned.

Reminds me of but one of the reasons I prefer Federal courts.

-Gene

[67Roadster]

So, the way I read this..."no weapons" means you can't even have a pocket knife with you...is this correct?

[Schrodinger's Cat]

My pocket knives aren't weapons, and I sure hope yours aren't either.

[kcbrown]

I don't believe it's been scanned yet as I haven't seen it yet either. Scheduled for late January IIRC. I will post it as soon as it gets scanned.

Reminds me of but one of the reasons I prefer Federal courts.

What's the specific reason this one wasn't filed in federal court?

[wildhawker]

What's the specific reason this one wasn't filed in federal court?

It's a state pre-emption case.

-Brandon