[KnoxNews] The ongoing war against the 2nd amendment.
A few years ago there was a brutal murder of a woman runner on a bike trail (a local park). Sometime about that time the legislature passed a law legislating that firearms could be legally carried in all parks across the state of Tennessee by permit holders. Prior to this, municipalities had the option of passing ordinances that would not allow the carrying of firearms in their parks. Consequently, a patchwork of ordinances in municipalities allowed the carrying of firearms in some parks but not in other parks. If you were riding a bike along a trail, one could be carrying legally and then suddenly pass into an illegal carry zone in a contiguous jurisdiction on the same trail.
Mayor Rogero, who is a Democrat and a delegate for Hillary Clinton decided to declare a local park not a park although it has been known as a park for at least a hundred years--in fact it is named Chilhowie Park. As the result it is not legal to carry a firearm in Chilhowie Park during the Tennessee Fair.
Members of the Tennessee Firearms Association decided to test Mayor Rogera "executive order" by bringing suit. However, they were worried that the law suit might not pass the test of standing, i.e. basically that no harm has been done. So they decided to get arrested to ensure standing and be able to get the case to court. This is ongoing. |