by Sky King » Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:16 pm
I don't know the store number but just this past Monday, July 5th 2010 I was through Troy Tennessee, (about 5 miles south of Union City). The Little General on Highway 51 next to the highschool has a posting but it is qualified, which I thought was a wee bit confusing.
The sign has the circle/slash international sign BUT it has qualifying verbage below it that says "NO OPEN CARRY ALLOWED".
Now this may be nit-picking BUT, the new law establishes that the circle and slash was allowed and adequate for a BAN. AND the law really doesn't include any provisions to make the ban or allowance to carry, conditional.
There was a Tennessee State Trooper in the lot who had pulled over a speeder, (beware of Troy, real speed trap) and a local police officer who was said to be a retired FBI agent, (if that really means anything here). So I went over and talked to them. I didn't really get a good reading on it from them. Only the local police said that the owner had consulted with "Nashville" (who ever that may have been) and it was decided that "this was the best way to go".
So, all I can presume is that The Little General in Troy is OK with permit holders carrying as long as they keep the weapon concealed.
Sam Cooper
Memphis, Tennessee