As gun owners and HCP holders, we've had a reasonably good year. Restaurant and park carry have passed (maybe not perfectly). The definition of a loaded long gun has been changed to the benefit of the average hunter. The question is what is next on the agenda to help restore the lawful carry of firearms back to a right from the current inconvenient privilege?
I do have some areas that are of concern to me. Feel free to add your own concerns (or even tell me that mine are idiotic
).In no particular order of import:
State law that forbids any state, county, municipal entity from restricting the right of citizens from lawfully carrying a firearm (except for jails, prisons, courtrooms where court is in session, or other places prohibited by federal law) on property owned or operated by the entity.
State law that prohibits companies from firing employees who have firearms in their vehicles on the companies property.
State law that prohibits companies, who received tax incentives, subsidies, or direct funding from any state, county, or local government, from prohibiting employees/customers/visitors from lawfully carrying firearms on property owned or operated by the company (except as prohibited by federal law).
State law that requires court houses, jails, and prisons to provide secure lock boxes (at no charge) to legal firearm carriers and to post prominently that such are available for use.
Remove the need for a permit to open carry a firearm.
Lower the age to possess a firearm to 18.
Lower the age to obtain a HCP to 18.
Allow active duty military personnel in Tennessee to carry a firearm (at any age) without a permit (their military ID is the permit).
That is about all I can think of at this time. All of the above is law in at least one (quite possibly more) state, currently.