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| Tennessee bills would expand where some gun owners could carry by designating them as law enforcement |
| 2022-02-19 |
| [FoxNews] Two controversial bills introduced this month in Tennessee would expand where enhanced handgun carry permit holders could carry by technically designating them as "law enforcement" in certain situations, according to reports. It would allow permit holders to carry their weapons where only off-duty law enforcement officers can, such as restaurants or stores that don't normally allow them, WTVF-TV in Nashville reported. It wouldn't include courthouses or schools. "This is trying to open it up so that people who go to the extreme to get this extra permit can have the right to defend themselves in more places," Republican state Sen. Joey Hensley told ABC News on Thursday. He introduced the state version of the bill. Hensley said the bills would not make permit holders police officers and wouldn't allow them to arrest people. The legislation is facing pushback, not only from gun control advocates, but also the state’s largest police union, which said it is "adamantly opposed to this bill in its current form," according to ABC. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 Declare that all members of the "Unorganized Militia" have CCW licenses |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-02-19 19:37 |