TNGOP says:

SPEAKER NAIFEH LIED ABOUT HAVING GUN PERMIT

Public records show that Tennessee House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh lied in order to give himself political cover for his attack gun rights legislation during the last legislative session.

On April 11, nine days after he used parliamentary tricks to kill two pieces of legislation designed to enhance Tennesseans’ gun rights and the privacy of gun permit records, Naifeh claimed he was a friend of gun owners, and stated he was one of more than 190,000 Tennesseans who had a “concealed-weapons permit.” But public records show that Naifeh did not even apply for a handgun carry permit until three weeks later.

Actually, what really happened was:

After the maneuver, Naifeh displayed to a reporter a certificate showing he has completed the gun safety course necessary to obtain a handgun carry permit for himself. Naifeh said he has a 9 millimeter Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol that he plans to carry after obtaining a permit.

I ain’t a fan of Naifeh and would actually like to see that douchebag out of office for repeatedly using shenanigans to kill pro-gun bills. But completing the course is not getting a permit. Just part of the process. And it usually takes 90 days to get one. So, assuming he applied shortly after that, he still may not have received it yet. However, he did say after he had received the permit.

But, then, TN GOP knows we gun owners don’t like Naifeh. Too bad TN GOP is not credible since seven of their guys voted Naifeh as speaker. Not one dime from me, guys.

Update: Somehow I missed that Naifeh in fact did state shortly after this a few weeks ago I became one of the over 190,000 to earn a concealed weapons permit. Oops. Sorry about that. They are correct.

Update 2: AC has more.

Update 3: And that does explain why they requested the records.

Update 4: And since Naifeh seems intent on keeping your records public, here’s his application.

Posted in uncategorized on July 9th, 2008 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |