Predictably enough, the Tennessee Senate voted to override Governor Phil’s veto of HB0962 – a bill that would allow law-abiding handgun carry permit holders to take their firearms into any restaurants that serve alcohol (assuming the restaurant is not posted, in accordance with Tennessee State Code 39-17-1359, as off-limits to firearms).
For my fellow handgun carry permit holders out there, however, be advised: this bill does not become law until July 14th, 40 days after today. On that day, you will be legally permitted to take your firearm into a non-posted restaurant that serves alcohol. Until then, either leave it at home, or patronize restaurants that do not serve alcohol.
So… anyone in the Knoxville area want to meet up for dinner on the 14th?
tennesseeans have no right to privacy
Well, bugger. My morning weblog crawl brought me this news report from Jeff at Alphecca who, even though he lives in Vermont, beat me to it: The bill to close public access to records identifying Tennessee’s 220,000-plus handgun-carry permit hold…