National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative ActionThe 1st Monday in October marks the beginning of a new term for the Supreme Court of the United States, commonly called SCOTUS. The October 2009 term includes at least one lawsuit regarding the 2nd Amendment with a second one, brought by the NRA, waiting to be granted a writ of certiorari. Both cases [...]
In 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 [...]
There’s a new attempt to ban guns in certain areas of airports, circumventing the laws of several states. There is already a Federal law preventing guns from being brought to, or past, security checkpoints. This is an entirely different issue and it only affects law abiding citizens. Take a look at the following information.
The Transportation [...]
