Restaurant Carry Bill
The House has voted 45-44 to reject Senate changes to a bill to allow people with handgun permits to carry their weapons into establishments that sell alcoholic drinks.
The House had earlier passed the proposal sponsored Rep. Curry Todd, a Collierville Republican, that included an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, and a ban on bringing guns into age-restricted bars.
The Senate version does not include those restrictions.
The Senate now has the option of agreeing to the original House version, or the a conference committee will be appointed to try to seek a compromise.
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
wouldn’t one say that a lot of crime occurs, say…between 11pm and 5am?
here’s a compromise: get rid of that dumbass curfew.
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Oh man… so close!
What now? Is there any realistic chance that we can get that stupid curfew knocked out?
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I’m almost going to say take what we can get now and fight for the removal of the curfew next year.
April 24th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Age-restricted bars? You mean there are bars in Tennessee that aren’t age restricted?
Scratching my head over that one …