To Whom It May Concern:

I would like to lend my support to changing Virginia State Forest Regulation 4VAC10-30-170 to allow conealed-carry permit holders to carry concealed weapons in State forests.

Murders and disappearances (which usually end in murders) in state parks and forests is on the increase; predatory personalities appear to have learned that they have easy prey in these locations.  The ability to carry concealed would reverse this trend, as it indisputably has in urban areas.

Thank you for your kind attention.