Conceal Carry at Zoo???

[LACamper]

WWII museum = Aquarium > Bug museum

Last time I was at the zoo I was wishing I was carrying a good pellet gun. The rats were surrounding the monkey bowl food. Big ones too... I thought they were nutria at first!

 

[gonepecan]

I wanna say the insectarium is fairly recent within the past 5-6 years. Its on Canal, I beilve on the corner of decateur

I think it opened in 2008. It's in the old US Custom House. The entrance is closer to N. Peters Street, and they'll wand you before going in. Or at least they did that when I went. They also made you buy tickets across Canal Street or at the Aquarium. This may have changed, and I'm sure you can buy them online.

 

[deadidunn]

Only problem I had at the zoo in Alexandria, was fitting my fat butt in the train with my son. I didn't see any anti-gun signs any where.

 

[bassicpackrat]

Originally Posted by 03protege
I wanna say the insectarium is fairly recent within the past 5-6 years. Its on Canal, I beilve on the corner of decateur

I think it opened in 2008. It's in the old US Custom House. The entrance is closer to N. Peters Street, and they'll wand you before going in. Or at least they did that when I went. They also made you buy tickets across Canal Street or at the Aquarium. This may have changed, and I'm sure you can buy them online.

Thanks guys!

 

[general mills]

I will ALWAYS carry at the zoo. If one of those tigers, monkeys, gorillas, lions, whatever, gets loose and starts chasing my kid, I'm gonna empty my gun into that animal. I know its extremely unlikely, but that's one of my biggest fears.

not soo far fetched, remeber this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Zoo_tiger_attacks

 

[USMC-Deano]

Not really wanting to start a new thread on this, but is this information still up to date for the aquarium and zoo? Looking to go there next week, and at the advice of some here, I will not be attempting to shoot inside the aquarium, but more concerned with walking to and fro parking areas and the like.

 

[Dave328]

Yes to the zoo. And AFAIK, yes also to the aquarium.

 

[LACamper]

yep. And you still can't carry at the insectarium. So I haven't been there yet.

BTW, global wildlife is better than the zoo or aquarium. Not as good as the wwII museum though.

 

[USMC-Deano]

Thanks. I actually mentioned the D-Day Museum to my wife in jest, because I want to go, but my daughter would have much more fun at the aquarium.

 

[JadeRaven]

Yep. So is the aquarium, but that would be a lousy place to get into a gunfight! Cracking the gulf tank would suck!

That glass is THICK. Burrets probably just bounce off.

 

[gbundersea]

The acrylic in the Gulf exhibit main viewing windows is 13" thick. Only an Abrams 120MM sabot round, OR any 10mm, will penetrate it!

 

[LACamper]

Were there any scraps left over from construction we could test?

 

[gbundersea]

Were there any scraps left over from construction we could test?

Actually, there were a LOT of scraps at one time! The big window on the end by the oil platform was actually one single pice, but as it was being lowered into place, the cables snapped and it broke in half! They could have had a new one manufactured, but it would have delayed the opening, so they dressed the 2 halves and put them together with a seam in the middle, like the other windows. They used one of the broken shards for educational purposes; it was pretty impressive!

BTW, the Caribbean tunnel is about 4" thick; other Caribbean windows are up to about 9".

 

[Jsmithla]

Zoo is okay, the Bug Museum downtown is not (housed in Federal Building).

I noticed these posts are from several years ago. Has anything changed, or is this still the case in 2017 - zoo and aquarium still ok for CC?

 

[AustinBR]

I noticed these posts are from several years ago. Has anything changed, or is this still the case in 2017 - zoo and aquarium still ok for CC?

I was there a few months and that was the case. Still a no-go at the butterfly place though.

 

[kz45]

Isn't the zoo BREC? No firearms!


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[MTregre]

Wife and I went in December and neither the zoo nor aquarium has signs posted nor did they check at the door.

 

[MTregre]

Isn't the zoo BREC? No firearms!


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I didn't know BREC had any facilities outside of BR. ANI operates the Zoo.

 

[Mojo873]

Question for you experts: My cousin in law from Saint John, New Brunswick, is about to arrive in NO.

Which of the two, the Aquarium or the Bug Place, is the better to visit if you can only visit one?

I've been to the Aq and loved it, but haven't made the Bugs.

My suggestion is become a member, you'll be saving a lot of money by doing so.


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[charlie12]

Isn't the zoo BREC? No firearms!


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All BREC property is no gun. It's a EBR Parish ordinance