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Tennessee Senate votes to change gun laws for parks, cars
NASHVILLE — People with handgun carry permits could bring their weapons into all state and local parks in Tennessee, under a bill the Senate passed on Monday. The chamber also approved a bill to allow people with carry permits to transport ammunition alongside rifles or shotguns in the passenger compartment of their vehicles. The parks measure sponsored by Republican Senate Judiciary Chairwoman Mae Beavers of Mt. Juliet passed on a 24-8 vote. “The point of this bill is to give law-abiding and responsible permit holders a fighting chance when confronted by a rapist or a murderer while within a local or state park,” Beavers said. Under a previous version passed by the House, local governments would have to vote specifically to allow handguns to be carried in parks. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jim Kyle of Memphis disagreed with imposing the handgun carry law on local governments. “It would seem to me that we as state legislators should concern ourselves with matters of state property and that local governments should handle local matters,” he said. Democratic Sen. Doug Jackson of Dickson said his proposal on guns in cars is necessary to clarify a current law that considers guns to be loaded when ammunition is nearby. That argument resonated with Sen. Beverly Marrero, D-Memphis. “It’s difficult for me to understand how any of our sportsmen would be able to go hunting if they couldn’t carry their ammunition and their gun in the car,” she said. Jackson’s bill would still ban ammunition from being placed in the chamber of a rifle or shotgun, other than in cases of “justifiable self-defense.” Since both bills differ from the versions earlier passed earlier by the House, the two chambers would have to iron out differences before they could head for the governor’s consideration. Read SB0976 and SB0578 at: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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Tracy you must have not read my post earlier. The criminals doing drug exchanges are not likely to have a permit anyway, and if they are breaking 1 law, then they most likely wouldn't care about what laws in place anyway. As for your comments about republicans, there are members of all parties who believe in the rights of individuals to protect themselves. How are you going to protect yourself when an attacker confronts you? Even if your attacker allows you to call someone from your cell... how long will it take them to respond. Use common sense.
So they want to make it easier for people to carry weapons into parks? This is not a good idea. People getting murdered and raped in parks make news when it happens, but, at least in this area, that is extremely rare.
What I think allowing guns into such areas is more likely to do is cause gunfire exchanges over drugs, or domestic disputes, or the like. It's not a shock this measure was introduced by a Republican.
Speaking from personal expierence here.... in my lifetime, I have been attacked exactly twice. Thank God I am still alive, and fine. The first time I was an office courrier and (I assume) the subject was looking for cash. Got right in my car. I took a good beating, only lost 1 tooth. Lesson learned. The second was drunken road rager who met a man with a carry permit and a .45. Lesson learned. You never know when or where something like this will happen to you, and if you did know, you would take measures to protect yourself wouldn't you? I went thru many hours of training and extensive background checks to get my permit. Its not wild west.....its self protection. And now I have 1 more place I feel I can safely go.
Kudos to the State Senate for getting something right for a change. Way to go Senators! Thank you for seeing things the way that they should be.
Focus, if you can, R F.
Either prove or disprove my main contention which was:
"I personally think it is the height of irresponsibility to entrust your self-preservation and protection to someone else, be it a person or an agency"
I'm not holding my breath. I'm actually anticipating more histrionics and shrieking.
You are exactly right R F...that person would be YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
And I think someone else here has completly lost his mind.
Well, first of all thanks for validating my point yet again. You take anecdotal stories of an event that has a slim chance of happening and put the rest of us in danger with all your gun toting hysteria. You know, more people are killed by lightening every year than the crazy senarios you love to use. Perhaps we need to start shooting at clouds.
Sounds good but doesn't go far enough. Eliminate carry permits and make the state open carry. There is no need to keep this central database of people who keep and bear arms.
Geez, R F...
Overblown conclusions. It will hardly be the wild wild west as you envision it.
I, for one, am quite glad for the chance to protect myself while hiking out in the middle of nowhere.
Let's play Scenerio: You're out hiking deep in the woods, and you're confronted by a very rough-looking man who obviously has bad intentions.
You check your cell phone. No signal.
Whatcha gonna do, R F?
I personally think it is the height of irresponsibility to entrust your self-preservation and protection to someone else, be it a person or an agency. Especially so, if they're miles away.
Welcome to the wild wild west. Next thing you know the state will be all about guns in schools. Oh wait, they're already trying to arm teachers. Idiots!