National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative ActionIn this final part of the series I’m going to point out two of the laws currently on the books that don’t pass the smell test. I’ll just be selecting two since there are just too many to cover. The Tennessee laws I’ll be covering can be found here.
39-17-1309. Carrying weapons on school property.
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In this 3 part series I’m discussing Tennessee laws affected by Article 1, Section 26 of the Constitution Of The State Of Tennessee. It reads as follows:
Constitution Of The State Of Tennessee
Article 1
Section 26. That the citizens of this state have a right to keep and to bear arms for their common defense; but the [...]
According to the Tennessee Department of Safety, as of July 1, 2009, there are 237,753 Handgun Carry Permit (HCP) holders. These HCP holders are, almost without exception, law abiding citizens from every walk of life. To obtain a handgun carry permit in Tennessee, you must first successfully complete a handgun safety course offered by a [...]
Most everyone in the country has heard of the Cash for Clunkers program. The media has been talking about how wonderful it’s been for boosting Automobile sales. Sometimes they’ve even been honest enough to mention that most of the cars sold from this program, would have been sold anyway, they’ve just sold sooner. So far, [...]
Late last year we started to see individuals use the Internet, especially social networking sites, to voice concerns over the direction in which our country was headed. That escalated into a grassroots movement to promote Tea Parties starting early this year. The Tea Parties continue, and continue to grow in attendance, much to the dismay [...]
