Tennessee: Park Carry Legislation Signed into Law

NRA-ILA ^ | April 24, 2015

[deoetdoctrinae]

After a hard fought and long awaited result, your NRA-ILA is pleased to report that House Bill 995’s conference committee majority report was signed into law this morning. ~snip~

The report removed the ability for municipalities to opt-out of park carry, thus removing a patchwork of laws throughout the state of Tennessee that could turn law-abiding Tennesseans with handgun carry permits into unintentional criminals.

[deoetdoctrinae]

I was somewhat (and pleasantly) surprised when Gov. Haslam signed this into law. Step by step we are removing the obstacles that have infringed on our 2nd Amendment rights.

[exnavy]

Handgun carry permits suck. Constitutional carry is what the founders gave us. We need to return to that.

[Svartalfiar]

Constitutional carry is what the founders gave us. We need to return to that.

I may be wrong, as we all know the older historians wrote plenty of lies, but I seem to recall some stories from history class where private shipping companies had their ships confiscated/pressed into service to assist the US navy, because they were so well armed and needed for whatever war. (1812 maybe?) And yet, today, if I owned a wooden ship with cloth sails and 10 cannon, I'd probably end up in jail for life for having so many destructive devices!

[sgtyork]

The use of privateers is actually mentioned in the Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution provides, Article I, Sec. 8 cl. 11:

The Congress shall have Power ... To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;