Members of the public will no longer be able to hold hand-held signs in Tennessee lawmakers’ new building according to a new policy. In this 2016 file photo, protesters held signs expressing opposition to a resolution directing the state to sue the federal government over refugee resettlement. (Photo: Joel Ebert/The Tennessean)Tennesseans will be allowed to bring their guns to the new home of the Legislature but must leave any hand-held signs behind, according to a recently implemented policy.
The policy, which Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, and House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, approved Dec. 14, expressly prohibits “hand-carried signs and signs on hand sticks” because they “represent a serious safety hazard.”
In recent years, protesters have frequently brought signs with them to Legislative Plaza – state lawmakers’ longtime home. Last month lawmakers’ offices were moved into the newly renovated Cordell Hull building.
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