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Keep hitting this poll on TN local park carry rights bill!
- Thread starter Mike
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KBCraig
Regular Member
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The survey is currently leaning heavily "yes" on allowing guns in parks, 87% to 13%, but there have only been 79 votes cast.
From the description of the bill, it's nothing to get excited about. It doesn't legalize licensed concealed carry in parks, it merely lets local governments allow it. And worse, it lets them set up a hodgepodge quiltwork of which parks, and which areas of parks, are legal.
The bill sponsored by Rep. Harry Tindell, a Knoxville Democrat, would also allow local governments to decide to be selective about where to allow guns. For example, officials could decided to allow handguns on greenways, but not at ballfields.
"All local governments will have the option to opt-in to this law by a majority vote of their legislative body," Tindell told the House Judiciary Committee, which advanced the measure on a voice vote.
Tindell said his bill would also have state law mirror federal rules on whether handguns can be taken into national parks.
State law should be silent on the matter of national parks.
The survey is currently leaning heavily "yes" on allowing guns in parks, 87% to 13%, but there have only been 79 votes cast.
From the description of the bill, it's nothing to get excited about. It doesn't legalize licensed concealed carry in parks, it merely lets local governments allow it. And worse, it lets them set up a hodgepodge quiltwork of which parks, and which areas of parks, are legal.
The bill sponsored by Rep. Harry Tindell, a Knoxville Democrat, would also allow local governments to decide to be selective about where to allow guns. For example, officials could decided to allow handguns on greenways, but not at ballfields.
"All local governments will have the option to opt-in to this law by a majority vote of their legislative body," Tindell told the House Judiciary Committee, which advanced the measure on a voice vote.
Tindell said his bill would also have state law mirror federal rules on whether handguns can be taken into national parks.
State law should be silent on the matter of national parks.
PatriotWarrior
Regular Member
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Yes 93%
No 7%
Undecided 0%
137 Votes
Patriot Warrior
Yes 93%
No 7%
Undecided 0%
137 Votes
Patriot Warrior
jarodm20
Lone Star Veteran
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155 votes
94% Yes
6% No
155 votes
94% Yes
6% No
T Dubya
Campaign Veteran
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Playgrounds! What about the children? Give me a break. Loaded poll question. Pun intended!
%94 - yes
%6 - no
Playgrounds! What about the children? Give me a break. Loaded poll question. Pun intended!
%94 - yes
%6 - no
Task Force 16
Campaign Veteran
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184 votes - yes- 95%
10 votes -no- 5%
0 votes undecided
184 votes - yes- 95%
10 votes -no- 5%
0 votes undecided
AbNo
Regular Member
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Yes 412
97% No 11
3% Undecided 1
0%
Yes 412
aktion
Regular Member
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580 votes, 98% yes.
580 votes, 98% yes.