Tennessee speed guns: Payback vow on NYers for 9/11 Memorial bust

NY Post ^ | January 20, 2012 | LAURA ITALIANO

[Pharmboy]

Gun nuts in the Tennessee state legislature have declared civil war on New Yorkers — saying they will retaliate for the prosecution of a woman who was carrying an illegal pistol at the 9/11 Memorial. A resolution winding its way through the Tennessee legislature warns New Yorkers not to drive through their state — because the Highway Patrol is “gunning” for us. A Knoxville-based legislator, who moonlights as a farmer, is so angry over the Tennessee tourist’s gun arrest last month that his resolution condemns it as a “grave miscarriage of justice” — and reminds New Yorkers to “drive carefully” if we come visit.

“We remind the citizens of New York, especially those residing in New York City, to drive carefully through the great state of Tennessee, paying extra attention to our speed limits,” reads House Resolution 585, which urges charges be dropped against Meredith Graves. A registered nurse and fourth-year medical student, Graves was arrested when she tried to check her Tennessee-registered weapon at the 9/11 Memorial in December. It’s illegal to carry the weapon in this state. Graves faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 3 1/2 years if convicted of felony weapons possession; prosecutors have not said if they will seek an indictment on that or on a lesser charge.

[vikingd00d]

>>Oh...I think the retaliation is a good thing, but looking for NY plates on the interstate? I dunno...seems a bit out there.

In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive a vehicle without a man walking or running in front waving a big red flag to warn other motorists that a woman is driving. That seems like it would be fairly easy to enforce against New Yorkers. At least easier to enforce than the prohibition against lassoing fish.

[fredhead]

Police in Norfolk, VA arrested a guy for open carrying in the city. The case went to the VA Supreme Court. The court stated that VA law permits open carry and the city cannot have an ordinance that goes against state law.

How can NYC have laws that trump state law?

Oh, I forget, it’s NYC.

[ridesthemiles]

How many New Yorkers winter in Florida & summer in New York?

How many of those people drive back & forth???

[allmendream]

A violation of the privileges and immunities clause of the U.S. Constitution if actually pursued legislatively.

One State cannot grant to its own citizens privileges and immunities not granted to the citizens of the other 49 States.

This would also cover a “New York City? Get a rope!” kind of law. (with a nod to Pace Pecante Sauce and their decades old advertising campaign)

[secret garden]

This is silly. What kind of responsible gunowner checks their gun anywhere? We suspect this was a set-up, to drum up publicity for this woman.

[mkjessup]

The DA might want to consider dropping the charges...

Especially since Mayor BloominIdiot has made public statements suggesting that Ms. Graves was in possession of cocaine, when in fact she was not. That alone taints jury pools and makes it nearly impossible for her to get a fair trial.

Not that Bloomberg gives a rat's ass about that, he is as much a sh*t filled dictator in NYC, as is the Kenyan Kid in Washington.

[JrsyJack]

They do but only the politically connected gan get one. The slaves cannot.

But is that true for all of New York State or just NYC. I have always thought that certain areas of the state actually upheld the 2A.

[RitchieAprile]

This is crazy talk. If you find Bloomberg or Schumer
tooling along in TN I’m fine with making them uncomfortable.

But the average Joe with New Yaawk plates? Enough tourists
get sheared like that as it is..

[JrsyJack]

So according to the NY Post and the article’s author, someone that supports and exercises their God given and Constitutionally protected rights is a “gun nut?”

[JimRed]

How many New Yorkers winter in Florida & summer in New York?

How many of those people drive back & forth???

Lots of 'em, but not usually through Tennessee. It's a bit out of the way.

[Red in Blue PA]

A better question would be how can any state laws trump the Constitution?

[righttackle44]

In Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive a vehicle without a man walking or running in front waving. a big red flag to warn other motorists that a woman is driving.

Hey, this might be a good thing to enforce against UFOs, Whether or not UFOs are driven by male or female space aliens or demons.

[CORedneck]

LOL ! Kind of funny, I had to send $140 to Millersville, TN for speeding 81/70 and I was about 8 miles from the KY border earlier this month !

[CynicalBear]

A new kind of revolution? Once states begin to punish the residents of states that impose sanctions may just work. Those residents need to understand that not standing in opposition to what their legislators are doing may have consequences.

[Pharmboy]

But Tennessee would be WAY out of the way...

[Pharmboy]

From what I remember, she was about to walk through a metal detector. And from personal experience, it's not unusual. As a physician and a legal carry holder in NYC, I once had to go to the Bronx VA. Before I went through the metal detector, I told the security officer that I had a pistol and a permit. He said that permit's no good here...and I said, "we're in NY City and my permit is good for anywhere in the state." He says "This is federal property."

Uh-oh...but, they let me check my piece in a gun locker that the FBI agents used.

[DuncanWaring]

The 2nd amendment gives this young lady the right to possess a gun.

No it doesn't.

She has that right even without the 2nd amendment.

The amendment merely protects that right.

[eartrumpet]

“A Knoxville-based legislator, who moonlights as a farmer,... “

Ha. Those Tennessee hicks don’t even have professional full-time politicians. /sarcasm

[teeman8r]

this may be a good chance to fight for “shall not be infringed” in court.

if i were tennessee, i’d take a stand all the way to the SCOTUS.

teeman

[eartrumpet]

“A new kind of revolution? Once states begin to punish the residents of states that impose sanctions may just work. Those residents need to understand that not standing in opposition to what their legislators are doing may have consequences.”

That is how other states got Kansas to allow non-resident deer hunting. Some states passed laws that they would sell non-resident tags to any residents of states that also sell non-res tags. At the time, KS was the only holdout, and their residents complained.