HB0962 is now the LAW in Tennessee - effective 7/14/09

[Kentucky]

From TFA...

Tennessee Firearms Association, Inc.
Legislative Action Committee



Senator Jackson made an extended presentation on HB0962 on the Senate floor. Its a must watch and I will add the link to the TFAOnline forum (www.tfaonline.org/forum) when it is available.

Override vote in the Senate was 21 to 9 (3 were absent).

Senator Jackson talked for 20+ minutes. He refuted many lies from opponents and the news media. One issue in particular is the often heard "all" law enforcement opposes this as we have heard from Naifeh and Bredesen. Well, not true.

Senator Jackson stated he talked to all sheriffs in his district and several chiefs. He read letters from sheriffs in his district supporting this bill. He read a letter from a chief of police in his district who told some of the "inside" story on what happened with the Tennessee Chiefs of Police Association last week regarding the Governor's veto and how some of the chiefs REFUSED to go to the ceremony!!!

The House override was on June 3, 2009, on a vote of 69 to 23. With the Governor's help, we picked up 3 votes in the House!

Effective date, according to Senator Jackson is July 14, 2009 which is 40 days from today.

This is a major victory for Tennesseans, our Constitution and the 2nd Amendment. However, its just the beginning. We have other issues on the horizon such as parks, longarms, school grounds, "class legislation", etc., This is not the end, its the beginning of an era when 2nd Amendment legislation will not be constrained by political abuse such as we have seen by Jimmy Naifeh in the past. Its an opportunity to move forward and improve the laws in Tennessee. However, to do this, we need to grow our network. We need to grow our grassroots support. We need to open new chapters in parts of the state, such as Jackson and Cookeville areas, to build our relations with legislators, law enforcement and yes, even future governors. We need to have a presence with news media. We need to come together as gun owners and be an stronger and more effective participant in the grassroots efforts that has brought us here today to CELEBRATE!

 

[Phatty]

How about a brief synopsis of the new law for those of us that are unfamiliar with it.

 

[cloudedice]

HB0962 permits Tennesseans with carry permits to be armed in restaurants serving alcohol as long as they aren’t drinking alcohol.

http://conservablogs.com/bluecollarmuse/tag/tn-hb-0962/

The quote is blatantly ripped from the site. I can't comment on the content of the article, it was the first link that came up after googling "HB0962 tennesee". Yes, I know Tennessee is spelt wrong.

 

[razorback2003]

It is great that this finally happened. We had a previous house speaker that repeatedly blocked bills from coming to a full house floor vote for twelve years.

 

[alistaire]

Excelent!

 

[Tennesseean]

Outstanding! All our efforts making emails/phone calls paid off; that's a gratifying feeling.

So, it goes into effect July 14th. Anyone have any insight into why that is the effective date?

 

[Deltaboy1984]

So what did you get passed in laymans terms.

 

[razorback2003]

Can Carry in Restaurants and Bars

We can carry in establishments that serve alcohol and beer on July 14th. Until then, we can only carry in places that sell alcohol for carry out (gas stations, liquor stores) or PRIVATE clubs. The catch is we cannot drink a drop of liquor when in a restaurant or bar when carrying a handgun.

 

[Pistol Toter]

The catch is we cannot drink a drop of liquor when in a restaurant or bar when carrying a handgun.

That's as it should be. Drink; don't carry, if you carry don't drink. It's not a hard concept; if we start having permited people drinking and shooting up places the law will get repealed or even worse we'll lose our permits. Write that down!!:banghead:
I'm thrilled about the law!!! Those of us who want to act like responsible citizens can go and sit down in a nice eatery and have an above average meal and not have to leave our guns in the car or at home. Be happy and act responsible.

 

[carebear]

Pistol Toter,

Several states currently allow people lawfully carrying to drink while doing so and don't have "permitted people drinking and shooting up places". If that were a real problem they'd have changed their laws long ago.

Obviously one shouldn't be impaired while carrying any more than one should be impaired while operating a motor vehicle or flying a passenger jet but, contrary to MADD's unscientific propaganda, one drink for a normal healthy adult will not render that adult suddenly irresponsible and functionally impaired.

Anyway, good on Tennessee.

 

[kurtmax]

@Pistol Toter:

You are using the wild west argument. Here in Alabama we have no restrictions on carrying in bars, or even while being intoxicated while carrying firearms. Are drunken bar gunfights commonplace?

(Actually, to be honest, I am aware of a gunfight in a bar. It actually turned out to be a test case for the preemption laws. There was a local law against carrying in a bar, but state law invalidates that law. The guy who was convicted had the judgment overturned and sent to retrial because the invalid law was allowed in court).

 

[Kentucky]

Tennessee has now also passed the Firearms Freedom act. A lot of good things happening now that Jimmy Naifeh is no longer running things.