Chris Cox responds to Naifeh
House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh’s recent actions on self-defense votes in the Tennessee General Assembly were hypocritical and ignored the will of tens of thousands of law-abiding Tennesseans.
Here’s why. Speaker Naifeh enjoys round-the-clock security detail courtesy of Tennessee taxpayers — even in restaurants and bars. But yet he believes that “regular people” neither deserve, nor need, the God-given right to self-defense in restaurants.
The truth is, Mr. Naifeh isn’t the first politician to claim to be pro-gun but then vote against gun rights. He joins the ranks of Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and Al Gore who made bogus claims supporting the Second Amendment while voting against the rights of law-abiding men and women. Speaker Naifeh uses talking points distributed by Washington, D.C., gun-control groups to convince people that improving the self-defense rights of law-abiding Tennesseans would increase crime. If you’re having a flashback, it is because those were the same bogus predictions that were offered during the right-to-carry debate more than a decade ago.
But the facts paint a different story. According to FBI statistics, since right-to-carry legislation swept across America, crime rates have decreased. Furthermore, the 34 states that have restaurant carry laws, including six of Tennessee’s eight border states, report no problems in this area. In fact, not a single state has proposed a repeal of its restaurant carry law.
Defeating Naifeh, IMO, should be a priority for gun right folks in TN. Unfortunately, defeating Naifeh in his district is almost impossible. Beating him as speaker is likely the way to go.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Yeah, getting a new Speaker is the way to go.
Naifeh already gerrymandered south Tipton county over to Fayette county’s Rep, as it’s full of active duty and retired military folks who don’t usually vote for people like him.
Of course, Fayette county’s rep is a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel. She’s a Lifetime NRA Member, too.
I love bringing that up.
April 16th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
A man named Rory Bricco is up to the challenge and will defeat Naifeh this election. Visit his website and donate what you can and help Rory defeat him in the 81st district. This district has about 30,000 registered voters, but the outcome of the election will affect ALL gun owners in the ENTIRE state and is critical for those who cherish their second amendment rights. If you can’t donate cash, then at least help spread the word and bring some support Mr Bricco’s way.
http://www.rorybricco.com