Task Force Members:
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS!
If
you own a metal detector or know anyone who
does, your voice needs to be heard.
Metal
Detectorists in New York City are being
discriminated against as a group. Activities and
groups that might pose a much greater threat to
park facilities are still allowed full access to
NYC Parks, and we, the Metal Detectorists, are
the ones being excluded from using many of OUR
parks!
NYC Parks premise for banning the Metal
Detectorists from "their" parks is that we may
pose a potential "hazard", and that parks were
removed from the permits due to the effects of
Super Storm Sandy. Well--that was almost 2 years
ago, and these same parks have been re-opened to
all other activities, EXCEPT Metal Detecting.
Recently the NYC permits were further limited by
removing several parks from the permit. Also,
certain days and time limits were placed on
other parks.
We ask, Why is it okay to hunt certain parks,
and not others?
Are there days that are different than others?
If it's OK to hunt one park any day, at any
time, then why isn't it OK in all parks?
There is no reason why we should not have full
access to metal detect in approved areas on any
day of the week, in any park, as we did for the
prior 30 years.
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
On Monday,
June 30th, 2014
Call or
email the people listed below and let them know
the following:
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