Tennessee Firearms Assoc. Inc.

Does similar public place include parking lot,sidewalk,street,owned by the city?If so,are you being denied your right to self defense, from the time you walk out the door to a park, campground,or any other city owned property?
B.BUTLER

That is a question that John will have to answer, but in my humble opinion, they can not post the streets. If they try that, I am sure that there will be legal action to follow. If Union City could do that, then Nashville or Memphis could to. The legislation is related to Parks, street are not parks. The MTSA write up that all the Cities and Counties received is just trying to push the envelope with regards to parks grounds that the entities control, I find nothing in the Law that says they can restrict your ability to carry in your vehicle on a City street.

You know, I hope they over-reach like that. It would be the perfect reason to remove the local option in Nashville next year.

Working on it now.

don't forget that the golf courses are a seperate entity as well as city cemetaries that fall under the park and rec's authority.

Morg

Too many local governments walk in march step with CTAS and MTAS - both organizations funded with tax dollars - like ducks on a pond. Perhaps, we - as conservatives and firearms owners - need to take a closer look behind the curtain and see exactly who is running these organizations and start talking to legislative officials about whether CTAS and MTAS are influencing state "policy" on things like firearms ownership too much and this whether they need to have their wings clipped.

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