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Gun confiscation bill heads to Senate
By Jessica Fender
Gun owners could get a guarantee that their firearms and ammunition won’t be seized during a state of emergency under a bill headed today to the state Senate floor.
The governor is allowed to commandeer and restrict the sale of guns, alcohol, explosives and combustibles during natural disasters or other major emergencies under state law.
Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, wants to take firearms out of that equation. His bill would also prohibit local officials from taking weapons.
He wants to avoid gun confiscations like those following Hurricane Katrina, Norris said in a statement last week.
“We do not want a repeat of that scenario in Tennessee,” Norris said. “The ability to defend one’s home place and family in the absence of adequate law enforcement is essential.”
Norris has said that the Gov. Phil Bredesen's office opposes the measure. So, even if it passes the Senate tonight, it may have a tough time in the Democrat-controlled House.
A phone call to Bredesen's spokeswoman was not immediately returned.
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070326/NEWS02/70326014
By Jessica Fender
Gun owners could get a guarantee that their firearms and ammunition won’t be seized during a state of emergency under a bill headed today to the state Senate floor.
The governor is allowed to commandeer and restrict the sale of guns, alcohol, explosives and combustibles during natural disasters or other major emergencies under state law.
Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, wants to take firearms out of that equation. His bill would also prohibit local officials from taking weapons.
He wants to avoid gun confiscations like those following Hurricane Katrina, Norris said in a statement last week.
“We do not want a repeat of that scenario in Tennessee,” Norris said. “The ability to defend one’s home place and family in the absence of adequate law enforcement is essential.”
Norris has said that the Gov. Phil Bredesen's office opposes the measure. So, even if it passes the Senate tonight, it may have a tough time in the Democrat-controlled House.
A phone call to Bredesen's spokeswoman was not immediately returned.
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070326/NEWS02/70326014