Preemption
The rep tells us that the opt out of park carry option is good for gun owners:
At the local level, mayors, city councils and county commissions are going on record with their views. If your representatives views don’t match your own you can let them know, vote against them, work against them, donate to their opponents or even become their opponent.
True. The odd thing about this particular law is the opt out option. After all, other Tennessee gun laws are preempted by state authority. And this one allows municipalities to decide. Since a few larger cities have opted out, I see the likelihood that the legislature passes a bill removing the opt out option as more likely. And it’s consistent with Tennessee’s existing preemption on other gun laws.
