Reminder: Tomorrow is Gun Day in Criminal Sub

The House Criminal Practices and Procedures Subcommittee has 12-ish gun related bills on the calendar for tomorrow

1. HB1801 by *West. (*SB1615 by *Beavers.)
Handgun Permits – As introduced, provides that “handgun carry permit” may be used interchangeably with “weapon carry permit” where applicable, thereby imposing any rights or duties that apply to persons with a handgun carry permit to persons who carry a lawful weapon. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
The Abstract summarizes HB1801 as introduced.

2. HB1805 by *West. (*SB1619 by *Beavers.)
Handgun Permits – As introduced, exempts holder of handgun carry permit from prohibition against carrying a firearm in any public park, playground, civic center, or other public recreational area or facility. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
The Abstract summarizes HB1805 as introduced.

3. HB1806 by *West. (*SB1622 by *Beavers.)
Handgun Permits – As introduced, allows non-student adult who has a permit to carry a handgun to carry gun onto school grounds if gun remains within private vehicle and is not handled by the adult or a person acting with the adult’s consent. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Summary for HB1806

4. HB1807 by *West. (*SB0576 by *Jackson.)
Handgun Permits – As introduced, allows person who has permit to carry a handgun to carry gun in place where alcohol is served for consumption on premises if person is not consuming alcohol or is not otherwise prohibited by posting provisions. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Summary for HB1807

5. HB1808 by *West, *Fincher. (*SB1620 by *Beavers.)
Firearms and Ammunition – As introduced, extends from 60 to 90 days the amount of time that a permit holder has to notify the department of safety that the holder’s address has changed. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
The Abstract summarizes HB1808 as introduced.

6. HB1809 by *West, *Fincher. (*SB1621 by *Beavers.)
Firearms and Ammunition – As introduced, clarifies that rules concerning weapons shall be subject to review by the house and senate government operations committees. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
The Abstract summarizes HB1809 as introduced.

7. *HB2718 by *Campfield. (SB3752 by *Bunch.)
Firearms and Ammunition – As introduced, provides that a certified copy of a birth certificate is not required for the issuance or renewal of a handgun carry permit. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
The Abstract summarizes HB2718 as introduced.

33. HB2567 by *Fincher. (*SB2390 by *Jackson, *Gresham.)
Firearms and Ammunition – As introduced, allows person without handgun carry permit to transport rifle or shotgun in privately-owned motor vehicle provided there is no ammunition in the chamber or cylinder and no loaded clip or magazine in the weapon or in close proximity to the weapon. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Summary for HB2567

35. *HB3712 by *Odom. (SB3714 by *Haynes.)
Handgun Permits – As introduced, allows restaurants to post signs at public entrances permitting people with handgun carry permits to carry in restaurant as long as they are not consuming; provides restaurant owner incurs no civil liability for gun-related injury caused by permit holder. – Amends TCA Section 39-17-1305.
Summary for *HB3712

40. *HB2422 by *Hardaway. (SB3377 by *Marrero B.)
Firearms and Ammunition – As introduced, creates various gun show offenses, including prohibiting any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from transferring a firearm to another person if any part of the transfer takes place at a gun show or within 1,000 feet of a gun show. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
Summary for *HB2422

43. HB2881 by *Rich, *Harrison, *Dennis, *Matlock. (*SB2528 by *Faulk, *Jackson, *Ketron.)
Handgun Permits – As introduced, authorizes department of safety to make available to public through an electronically searchable database whether person has an unrevoked handgun carry permit based upon information provided by requester; authorizes sale of permit holder addresses in bulk; and makes all other handgun carry permit information confidential. – Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Summary for HB2881

44. HB3125 by *Todd. (*SB3012 by *Jackson.)
Handgun Permits – As introduced, allows person with handgun carry permit to possess handgun in establishment licensed by alcoholic beverage commission as a “restaurant,” provided it is not posted; increases penalty for permit holder consuming alcohol within such an establishment; clarifies and makes uniform language constituting valid posting and increases penalty for unlawfully carrying firearm in place where alcohol served for consumption on-premises. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Section 57-3-204 and Section 57-4-203.
Summary for HB3125

Hit the link to get the full calendar, which has links to the full text of the bills.

There are three restaurant carry bills up tomorrow. The first, HB 1807, is the best offering on the plate tomorrow. It is simple, direct, and to the point. No weird provisions about number of meals served or attempts to differentiate between restaurants and bars.

The second, HB 3712, is the worst idea ever. The sponsor is the House Democratic Leader, so that explains that. Anyway, it’s an opt-in for restaurant carry, and it’s a terrible opt in at that. Restaurant owners that wanted to opt-in would have to post this language on their front door:

“NOTICE: Persons authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-1351 to carry a firearm may carry their firearm inside, provided they do not consume beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages.”

Sounds terribly inviting, doesn’t it?

The last is HB 3125, by the same guys that brought you last year’s semi-successful restaurant carry bill. This is a similar attempt at appeasing everyone and clocks in at 5 pages. It requires you to know that the place you are going to is “licensed as a restaurant by the alcoholic beverage commission.” A violation is 72 hours in jail and a minimum $500 fine. They also change the 8 hour carry permit class to a 9 hour class, adding an hour to tell you that drinking while carrying is bad. Also, that drugs are bad.

It also completely changes the 1359 signage requirements as well. It confuses the crap out of me because it says that the 1359 signage doesn’t apply to carry permit holders, but then says it’s a Class A Misdemeanor if you have a carry permit and carry somewhere with a 1359 sign that serves alcohol. It’s very confusing for me, and I read this crap all the time. No way this would pass the Bonnyman Test.

I’ll be there tomorrow, but don’t expect much live-blogging. My Netbook decided that 14 months was long enough, and ceased functioning on Sunday (it’s a loose power connector on the mobo, and it’s out of warranty. I’ll fix it eventually but no time to do so before tomorrow).

I do have a limited ability to post from my phone, though.