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Doesn't this just change things from state level to federal? You still are a US citizen and you still have input in the government. This seems like the same sit

• abqio 6y ago
  Yes and no. To expand on the firearm example: When on federal or state land, I only have to comply with the state's laws. (Basically just don't shoot or threaten anyone.) When on reservation land, I'm protected under the FOPA[0] which is considerably more restrictive. Some of its provisions can be hard to meet. Especially in a two seater pickup truck. Add checkerboarding[1] to this and it can be very easy to make a mistake because you're constantly changing jurisdictions. Usually with no fence or signage. I don't want to get into it here but there are a number of reasons one might want a readily accessible firearm when the nearest civilization is ~100 miles away.[2] Hence why one might not always be compliant with FOPA. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act#%22Safe_passage%22_provision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act#... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(land) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(land) [2] A benign example would be hitting a cow.