carrying in your car in LBL?

[corndogggy]

LBL has an impossible situation. Firearms and bows (including the transportation of) are prohibited except for during the hunts, yet they have a target range open all the time. How are you supposed to get to the range????

http://www.lbl.org/RULESGeneral.html

"Possession, transportation or discharge of firearms, air guns, crossbows, bows and arrows or other weapons and explosives, including fireworks, is prohibited except authorized hunting equipment during set hunt dates."

[duckslayer870]

This is a strange deal I know that firearms are supposed to be unloaded in the park. In order to use the range you have to call ahead to book your time. so I dont know exactly how its supposed to work.

[Wildcat]

This is a strange deal I know that firearms are supposed to be unloaded in the park. In order to use the range you have to call ahead to book your time. so I dont know exactly how its supposed to work.

You nailed it. You have to call ahead to book range time and that is your OK.

The only time LBL will over look those firearms rules is a couple days before a firearms hunt, people come in to camp for the hunts and bring their firearms with them.

[JDMiller]

I've booked the range at LBL many times.

You usually reserve it in 2 hour blocks and you must arrive early enough to go by the visitors center at Golden Pond and sign a waiver. This allows you to transport weapons to LBL's range and negates liabillity of an accident at the range.

The range itself is off HWY 68/80... anytime your traveling on this state highway...your not in violation of having a weapon in your vehicle ..unless you pull over onto LBL property.

[Wildcat]

The range itself is off HWY 68/80... anytime your traveling on this state highway...your not in violation of having a weapon in your vehicle ..unless you pull over onto LBL property.


Yep, that incules parking lots. Think of how many people go to the bathrooms.

[GunCat]

This is just the sort of conundrum ya get into when the government thinks they need to provide a black and white answer to every situation :confused:

[CanisMajor]

So how in the world would they even know you have a weapon in your glove box?

[Wildcat]

So how in the world would they even know you have a weapon in your glove box?


The same way they would find illegal drugs. Say you have a accident and as part of it they ask you if you have anything in there and ask to search.

[CanisMajor]

And you politely and respectfully reply, "No officer, you do not have permission to search my vehicle." And if they ask you to get out, you comply, but after you open the door, you lock the doors and put the key in your pocket, and shut the door. Then you ask "Am I being detained officer, or may I go now?".

[Kcoyboy]

Why this gestapo guns laws in LBL ? In say the Red River gorge you used to (dont know now) be able to open carry and target shoot just about anywhere safe! It was the same way in all Daniel Boone forest I think it still is.

[JDMiller]

So how in the world would they even know you have a weapon in your glove box?

Probably for the majority passing through LBL on a state highway... they would'nt unless you told them. I've lived here all my life and honestly never heard of such a case being reported / citations issued....unless there was other things involved. 68/80 is highly traveled.. not for being through LBL but as a main travel route from Murray to Cadiz / Hopkinsville.

However... if your a user of LBL & their facilities.... theres plenty of signage at the entrances. Also... if you have a LBL hunter use permit... back-country camping...or other various user permits.... you have agreed to search of vehicle & obeying all their rules / regs.... weather you realize it or not.

I normally carry in my truck always and have a CC permit..... however if I'm going to LBL for archery hunting, scouting / putting up stands.. or just driving around glassing fields... I leave it at home. Its federal property and I dont have the urge to appear in Paducah for a federal court date.

With TVA & USFS.... I've been through a couple roadblocks where vehicles were searched during archery season. These were get-out of your vehicle complete searches.. interior & exterior. Had to raise the hood & they crawled underneath as well. Another occasion it was a muzzlelader only quota hunt & area.... they wrote several tickets for capped muzzleloaders that were cased in the back of pick-up's. In this case and the others described.... a handgun in the glovebox would have definitely been a violation. Cant say they were targeting every vehicle... but if you obviously had been hunting... asked to show license, tags & LBL hunter use permit.... you were searched.

I dont have any ill feelings towards the officers or the rules. I'm pretty good friends with a few of them and know its just their job. I wish it was different and in the future it may be for CC holders. You just have to realize its federal property... just like a military base.. I would'nt push my luck because you would be on the loosing end of the situation.

[quackrstackr]

Yep, that incules parking lots. Think of how many people go to the bathrooms.

I didn't know that there were public bathrooms along 68/80 unless you include the unmarked jon at Fenton. :confused:

(speaking of which, anyone in real need would soil themselves before they get to the thing with the new road routing)

[JDMiller]

I didn't know that there were public bathrooms along 68/80 unless you include the unmarked jon at Fenton. :confused:



Use to be jons & pinic tables at the Golden Pond rest stop just east of the archery / firearms range on 68 /80. This one was right on the highway and was there up until the road construction began.

Also .. on the left before you cross Barkley bridge / Cumberland river. You had to turn on to the last road on the left and imediately on your right was a parking lot, jons & I'm pretty sure a few picnic tables as well.

The ones at Fenton... their still there near the boat ramp. Just a pretty good trick right now figuring out how to get them... or the ramp for that matter.

The road construction is a mess. I've been under the impression for awhile that whoever got the bid with the state DOT... this must be the first road they ever built.