Tennessee, fight for national park rules

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Tennessee, they're at it again.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Please Contact Your Local Officials!



Several Tennessee counties and municipalities have started the process to opt-out of the new park carry law before its effective date (Tuesday, September 1). We have included a list of cities and counties that are considering opting-out or have scheduled hearings on the issue. Please make your voice heard to keep this from happening.



The best way to get your opinion through to your local officials is to contact them immediately. Please respectfully urge them to oppose any proposal or resolution that would prohibit law-abiding permit holders from protecting themselves in local parks. The following cities have scheduled hearings on the issue for Tuesday, July 14.



Chattanooga, TN
Website: www.chattanooga.gov
Resolution No: Letter (i) on the agenda

When: Tuesday, July 14 at 3:00 pm

Location:
City Council Building, Assembly Room
1000 Lindsay St.
Chattanooga, TN 37402

Local Officials:
Mayor Ron Littlefield
Mayor's Office
101 E. 11th Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone: (423) 425-7800
Email: [email protected]

Dan Johnson, Chief of Staff
[email protected]

Chattanooga City Council
1000 Lindsay Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-4233
Phone (423) 757-5196
Fax (423) 757-4857

Contact information for Chattanooga City Council Members can be found here. Specific member information is located on the left hand side.



Gallatin, TN
Website: www.gallatin-tn.gov
Resolution No: item #6 on the agenda.
To view the July 14 agenda please click here.
When: Tuesday, July 14 @ 5:30 pm
Where:
City Hall, Mayor’s Conference Room
132 W Main Street
Gallatin, TN 37066

Local Officials:
Mayor Jo Ann Graves
Office of the Mayor
132 W. Main Street
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 451-5961
Fax: (615) 451-5934
Email: [email protected]

Pat Byars, Executive Assistant
Email: [email protected]
Vice Mayor Dale Bennett, District 2
1202 Langwood Court
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 452-4954

Ed Mayberry, Council At Large
801 Haynie Place
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 230-7869 OR 452-9000
Fax: (615) 452-9163

Tom Garrott, Council At Large
931 Belvedere Drive
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 452-5717
Anne Kemp, District 1
1207 Gibbs Lane
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 452-8924

Jimmy Overton, District 3
901 Lakeview Court
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 230-0496
Email: [email protected]

Craig Hayes, District 4
1040 Grassland Chase Drive
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 230-7940 OR 452-1303
Fax: 452-6285

John D. Alexander, District 5
780 Anthony Street
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 452-4168

Hendersonville, TN
Website: www.hvilletn.org
Resolution No: Resolution 2009-18
http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/HendersonvilleOptOutRes2009_18.pdf
When: Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30 pm CST

Location:
City Hall
101 Maple Drive North
Hendersonville, TN 3707

Local Officials:

If you absolutely cannot attend, please voice opposition by contacting the City of Hendersonville at (615) 822-1000 and/or calling the committee members below.
Contact information for the Mayor and the City Aldermen can be found by clicking here.

General Committee Members

Fred Qualls
103 Pleasantview Drive
Phone: (615) 824-4507
Email: [email protected]

Steve Brown
110 Meadow Lane
Phone: (615) 824-4771
Email: [email protected]


Hamilton Frost
116 Dalton Circle
Phone: (615) 822-8163
Email: [email protected]

Public Safety Committee Members

Tommy Elsten
138 Country Club Drive
Phone: (615) 822-9656
Email: [email protected]


Darlene Stringfellow
122 Dorris Drive
Phone: (615) 824-2247
Email: [email protected]

Lance Wray
163 East Harbor Drive
Phone: (615) 512-1861
Email: [email protected]



Kingston, TN
Website: www.mykingstontn.com

Proposed Resolution: item (L) on the City of Kingston Agenda set for the next Committee Meeting. Please click here to view the committee agenda. The agenda can be found on the left hand side.

When: Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 pm


Location:
Kingston Community Center
201 Patton Ferry Road
Kingston, TN 37763

Local Officials:
Phone: (865) 376-9476

Mayor Troy Beets
Email: [email protected]

Vice Mayor Teresa Ferguson
Email: [email protected]

Kingston City Council Members:
Councilman Don White
Email: [email protected]

Councilman Kevin McClure
Email: [email protected]

Councilman Norman Sugarman
Email: [email protected]

Councilman Tim Neal
Email: [email protected]

Councilman Brant W. Williams

Email: [email protected]



Rogersville, TN
Website: www.rogersville-tn.com


Resolution No: #5 on the agenda

When: Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m.


Location:
Rogersville City Hall, Board Room
106 East Kyle Street
Rogersville, TN 37857

Local Officials:
Contact information for all local officials:
Phone: (423) 272-7497
Fax: (423) 272-9451

Mayor Jim Sells
544 Nelson Street
Rogersville, TN 37857
Phone: (423) 272-7582 OR 272-7497

Vice Mayor Charles P. Beal
125 Sharp Avenue
Rogersville, TN 37857
Phone: (423) 272-4803 OR (423) 272-2628

Board of Aldermen

Eloise M. Edwards
205 West Hills Drive
Rogersville, TN 37857
Phone: (423) 272-2471

David B Hartness

318 East McKinney Avenue
Rogersville, TN 37857
Phone: (423) 272-8354

Ann R. Howe

P.O. Box 613
Rogersville, TN 37857
Phone: (423) 272-4972

John B. Johnson

216 Circle Drive
Rogersville, TN 37857
Phone: (423) 272-4460

Owen W. Slater
112 Huffmaster StreetRogersville, TN 37857 Phone: (423) 272-3567

Selmer, TN
Website: www.selmer-tn.com

Resolution No: not assigned a number yet, but listed as item #2 on the agenda

When: Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 pm

Location:
Selmer City Hall, Board Room
144 N. Second St
Selmer, TN 38375

Local Officials:

Mayor David Robinson
Phone: (731) 645-3241
Email: [email protected]

Board of Aldermen Contact information:
Phone: (731) 645-3241
Fax: (731) 646-1462

Alderman John Smith
Email: [email protected]

Alderman John Finlayson
Email: [email protected]

Alderman Paul Simpson
Email: [email protected]

Alderman Lloyd Tennyson
Email: [email protected]

Alderman Edward Smith
Email: [email protected]

Trenton, TN
Website: www.teapotcollection.com

When: Tuesday, July 14 at 5:30 pm

Resolution No: 2009-R-7


We highly encourage everyone to be in attendance to voice opposition to this ban on park carry. To view a copy of the July 14 agenda, please click here.

Location:
Trenton City Hall, Conference Room
309 South College Street
Trenton, TN 38382

Local Officials:

If you cannot attend, please voice your opposition by contacting the Mayor and members of the Trenton City Council at Phone: (731) 855-2013 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Contact forms can also be found here.

Contact information for the Mayor and the City Alderman can be found by clicking here.

Mayor Tony Burris
City of Trenton
309 S. College Street
Trenton, TN 38382
Phone: (731) 855-2013
Fax: (731) 855-1091
Email: [email protected]

Aldermen
Alderman Jim Overall
Alderman Ricky Jackson
Alderman Joe Hammonds
Alderman Frank Gibson
Alderman Richie Cannon
Alderman Michael “Bubba” Abbott

Winchester, TN
Website: www.winchester-tn.com

Resolution No: Resolution No. 807
Click here to view a copy of the July 14 Agenda.

When: Tuesday, July 14 @ 6:00 pm

Where:
Winchester City Hall
7 South High Street
Winchester, TN 37398

All local officials can be contacted by calling:
Phone: (931) 967-2532
Fax: (931) 967-1553

Local Officials:
Mayor Terry Harrell
Winchester City Hall
7 South High Street
Winchester, TN 37398
Email: [email protected]

Winchester City Council:
Vice Mayor, Councilman Glen Glasner
Email: [email protected]

Councilman Sonny Elliott
Email: Unavailable

Councilman Gene Snead
Email: [email protected]

Councilman Bobby Scharber
Email: Unavailable

Councilman Willie Womack
Email: [email protected]

 

[Michael Thomson]

This is about TN localities opting out of Tennessee's new state law that permits handgun permit holders to carry in state and local parks.

 

[ztnedman1]

What I do not get is that I thought only Federal and State could make gun laws. Since when do cities of the same state get to choose laws like this? So could one city just choose to ban all handguns?

 

[devildog66]

I was unaware that Tennessee did not have a state preemption clause in their state laws regarding weapons carry.

 

[Byron]

My understanding of the law was the cities can opt out on local parks such as sporting fields and events and facilities that are for the cities such as walking trails.My understanding is state parks allow carry as of Sept 1st. The Murfreesboror Mayor and all but one of the councilman vetoed carry in city parks. Therefore, I am denied the right of self protection. Byron

 

[hso]

State parks are covered by the state rules. Local makes it's own rules until they get sued to reverse them.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Nothing like local government trying to undercut your rights.

 

[Southern Rebel]

The actions of the cities do not affect the right to carry in state or national parks in Tennessee. They only have the right to regulate gun carry in their city/county park areas. While this right would normally not exist due to State law pre-emption, the State Legislature included this exception to pre-emption when the bill to allow carry in Tennessee state and local parks was passed. It was part of a political trade-off to get the bill passed. Obviously, most city governments are opting out of allowing carry in city parks (but not all are opting out!).

 

[Byron]

http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=10796682

The above link is a ruling from the TN State AG. Byron