I like Bob Pope, but in this race he should be running from both of these candidates. Haslam has a past affiliation with Bloomburg's group that makese instantly dis-trust anything he has to say in support of gun rights.
As McWherter.... We need to "tweak" the concealed carry law for establishments that serve alcohol? Please, someone, anyone tell me of just one incident that a permit holder has been involved in any kind of problem while carrying at an establishment that serves alcohol. You can even include the 35 other states that allow carry where alcohol is served and you still won't come up with one. The only "tweaking" that our carry law needs is to become more like Utah or Oregon or Alabama where virtually nothing is off limits, including schools.
Then maybe we won't call out the police, sheriff, swat, national guard, TBI..... Because someone drops a bullet in his pocket while doing his business in a bathroom at Tennessee Tech.
McWherter is a liberal, he will follow the liberal establishment blindly. I will hold my nose and vote for Haslam
Every state that borders Tennessee, except North Carolina, allows guns in restaurants that serve alcohol. Virginia requires that the gun be openly visible, and states such as Kentucky and Alabama have no laws against drinking while carrying. How many shootouts have you heard about in Atlanta, or Birmingham, or Louisville, or Richmond, or.... that have involved a person who has a carry permit? Fact is that carry permit holders have a stellar record when it comes to behaving ourselvs in oublic, and out of public for that matter. In Tennessee 278 revocations out of 220,000. Not bad, about 1/5 of 1% (and only ONE that I know of involved a gun). What's the record like for POLICE who commit crimes while on or off duty, atleast double that at 1/2 of 1%.
Myself, and everyone else who carries knows that we have a responsibility to behave civilly. Anytime that I even THINK there might be a conflict (such as dealing with customer service about a hot issue, etc), I leave behind my gun. I travel frequently, many destinations I take my gun with me, even check it as baggage on the airlines. I have carried into many places that serve alcohol. I never drink when I carry, even if allowed to by law. My friends and business associates know I carry, and I usually end up being designated driver for the evening.
In Tennseess restaurants (and other business and property owners) have the right to post guns to be off limits. If they want to advertise that their restaurants are safe for criminals, I will choose to take my gun and my MONEY to an establishment that respects my right to carry. I am sure that Phil Bredesen will sign the bill into law, if not there are enough votes to override him.
Sequoyah teacher charged with holding children at gunpoint
They were trespassing from what it seems to me, they were told to wait for the police to arrive. Sounds legit to me
Gun-rights leader switches support from McWherter to Haslam
I like Bob Pope, but in this race he should be running from both of these candidates. Haslam has a past affiliation with Bloomburg's group that makese instantly dis-trust anything he has to say in support of gun rights.
As McWherter.... We need to "tweak" the concealed carry law for establishments that serve alcohol? Please, someone, anyone tell me of just one incident that a permit holder has been involved in any kind of problem while carrying at an establishment that serves alcohol. You can even include the 35 other states that allow carry where alcohol is served and you still won't come up with one. The only "tweaking" that our carry law needs is to become more like Utah or Oregon or Alabama where virtually nothing is off limits, including schools.
Then maybe we won't call out the police, sheriff, swat, national guard, TBI..... Because someone drops a bullet in his pocket while doing his business in a bathroom at Tennessee Tech.
McWherter is a liberal, he will follow the liberal establishment blindly. I will hold my nose and vote for Haslam
Tennessee: Senate gives final approval to gun bill
Every state that borders Tennessee, except North Carolina, allows guns in restaurants that serve alcohol. Virginia requires that the gun be openly visible, and states such as Kentucky and Alabama have no laws against drinking while carrying. How many shootouts have you heard about in Atlanta, or Birmingham, or Louisville, or Richmond, or.... that have involved a person who has a carry permit? Fact is that carry permit holders have a stellar record when it comes to behaving ourselvs in oublic, and out of public for that matter. In Tennessee 278 revocations out of 220,000. Not bad, about 1/5 of 1% (and only ONE that I know of involved a gun). What's the record like for POLICE who commit crimes while on or off duty, atleast double that at 1/2 of 1%.
Myself, and everyone else who carries knows that we have a responsibility to behave civilly. Anytime that I even THINK there might be a conflict (such as dealing with customer service about a hot issue, etc), I leave behind my gun. I travel frequently, many destinations I take my gun with me, even check it as baggage on the airlines. I have carried into many places that serve alcohol. I never drink when I carry, even if allowed to by law. My friends and business associates know I carry, and I usually end up being designated driver for the evening.
In Tennseess restaurants (and other business and property owners) have the right to post guns to be off limits. If they want to advertise that their restaurants are safe for criminals, I will choose to take my gun and my MONEY to an establishment that respects my right to carry. I am sure that Phil Bredesen will sign the bill into law, if not there are enough votes to override him.