Escapees are safer when they escape to California's national parks which do not fully implement the new law.

Nat’l park manhunt for killers (Dave Workman) Excerpt:

An intense search in and around Yellowstone National Park for a pair of prison escapees and a woman – suspects in a New Mexico double slaying – underscores why self-defense advocates fought so hard for the ability of private citizens to carry defensive firearms inside national parks.