Tennessee parks carry statewide legal April 24, 2015

Here is a breakdown on the Parks Carry Bill, passed by the General Assembly, and signed into law April 24, 2015. This bill modifies Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1311 and Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1309. The text of the current (through the 2014) session is taken from LexisNexis.

This breakdown is for educational purposes only, and is not to be construed as legal advice (I am not an attorney). It is your responsibility to conform to the law. When in doubt, consult your attorney. Tennessee Firearms Association urges caution in interpretation of this law.

The language of the final bill is in black highlighted in yellow. Deleted sections are crossed out in red, and added sections are in blue.

Conference Committee Report on

 House Bill No. 995 / Senate Bill No. 1171

The House and Senate Conference Committee appointed pursuant to motions to resolve the differences between the two houses on House Bill No. 995 (Senate Bill No. 1171) has met and recommends that the following amendments be deleted:

House Amendment No. 1 and Senate Amendment No. 2 

The Committee further recommends that the following amendment be adopted:

by deleting all language following the enacting clause and substituting instead the following: 

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TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1311 (2015)

39-17-1311.  Carrying weapons on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers and other public recreational buildings and grounds. 

  (a) It is an offense

Old Glory flies again in View Harbor Subdivision

Tomorrow, April 19, we celebrate Patriots' Day the beginning of the American Revolution. Redcoats marched on Lexington and Concord, Massachusettes, commencing hostilities that ended in the foundation of the United States. Project Appleseed has a tremendous combination of related history telling and markmanship training. Check it out.

It is fitting that today, April 18, on the eve of Patriots' day, Veteran Delia Foster raised the flag again in her front yard. I was there when she was taken down. I wish I had been there today.

Congratulations Delia!

Bloomberg approves Hillary and Jeb?

Check out Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea's report HERE.

Donald Trump Speaks on National Reciprocity at the NRA 2015 Annual Meetings

See the answer to my question in my Examiner column HERE.

WBIR-TV report on NRA Gun-Con in Nashville

Here is the WBIR interview with me, and with Moms Demand Action, one of Michael Bloomberg's groups.



In case you haven't heard, This is the same Bloomberg who wants to disarm all you peons, yet has an armed entourage everywhere he goes.

Tennessee Parking lot law improved

WBIR reports that the Governor Haslam has signed the bill to improve the parking lot law, better stated as the

Safe Commute Law

This law partially fixes the previous law, which (mostly) removed criminal liability for having a gun locked in a vehicle in an employer's parking lot. Now, the law provides some legal remedy for employees fired for this act.

Really, why would these bigwigs want their employees working second shift to be disarmed on that midnight commute home?

Now, hear this:
If an employer really wants to fire you, he can build a dossier of your mistakes (you're only human), and out you go.

H/T to Say Uncle