[at-l] weight/use efficiency & Guns

[mfuller@somtel.com (Malcolm Fuller)]

> If one is going to carry a gun on a thru-hike, they have 
> some special responsibilities.  Like never entering a Post
> Office.  That's the law.

This is not true -- at least with respect to federal law.
It depends on whether you're carrying a firearm for what
is considered a "lawful purpose."

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/930.html

Furthermore, note that this law not only applies to guns,
but to all "dangerous weapons." It draws no distinction
between a handgun and a Spyderco Delica.

-MF