Worriedman

For those in The Gibson County area who have not had a chance to hear Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey speak, he will be at the Gibson County Patriots meeting, March 9, 2010, at the Milan VFW. The program will begin at 7:00 P.M.

As Brooks brought the issue to vote with the introduction of his Resolution in September, and its defeat, HCP carry in Parks is valid in Jackson. Had he left it alone, as they did in Knoxville, the pre 1986 rule would have stood in force. The Council defeated that Resolution 6-3, upholding the HB 0716, allowing permit holders to carry in Parks.. The current Municipal Code still had the pre 1986 Ordinance included, but by virtue of the vote on the Resolution last fall, it stands moot.

MTAS re-codified the Jackson Municipal Code this year, in reading the entirety, we discovered the section. We simply asked for it to be stricken, along with the section that precludes carry in parks, which has been used in other municipalities to avoid bringing the Parks Resolution to a vote. MTAS and the City Attorney gave an opinion that it could not done be without Council action, and that the statute was enforceable if left unchallenged.

Today at the Jackson City Council Meeting, Chapter 6, Section 11, relative to manufacture, sales and transfer of handguns, (which was grandfathered by virtue of it's adoption prior to 1986) was stricken from the City Municipal Code. This action brings the City in line with State preemption laws under TCA39-17-1314. The Citizens of this area owe a debt of gratitude to Councilmen Randy Wallace, Danny Ellis and Frank Neudecker for their efforts, which resulted in 9-0 vote to remove the 15 day waiting period, application to the Chief of Police, and requirement to provide a "reason" for acquiring the weapon.

The condition you speak of is a denial of a citizens Right to keep and bear arms, if they want to "play ball". Might as well burn the rest of the Tennessee Constitution with relationship to being a student at UT if this travesty is remains in force. If this is allowed to stand, then it will just as easily be "no voting in Republican primaries" next, and Baptist only, no Catholics or agnostics allowed. If the Government is bound by the consent of the governed to not infringe on these rights, why would a University be allowed to do so? It is no different than an employer mandating that it's workers not be in possession of a weapon off it's premises, (except that private enterprises are not funded by TN tax dollars as is UT). Article 1, Section 26 of the TN Constitution says it is left to the State Legislature to control who and where weapons may be kept and borne. The University is taking to itself powers given to the State Government only, under TCA39-17-1314 "no city, county, or metropolitan government shall occupy any part of the field of regulation of the transfer, ownership, possession or transportation of firearms, ammunition or components of firearms or combinations thereof; provided, that this section shall be prospective only and shall not affect the validity of any ordinance or resolution lawfully enacted before April 8, 1986." Given that somehow regulating a Constitutional Right becomes the purvey of the University, this was not in place prior to April 8, 1986.

I fail to see how putting their power against the gun owning public in any way enhances the stature of the UT organization. I suggest it is more to advance a Progressive (read anti-gun) agenda with my tax dollars against my interest. I also have learned that the TAS's are one of the largest lending institutions to the Counties and Cities in the State. Somehow they have morphed from being a legal opinion giver to bankers.

As an alumnus, they have received the last penny of my private funds. I have been very unhappy with the performance of the MTAS and CTAS, both which are funded and governed by UT. For those who have short memories, MTAS was the author of the Resolution against HCP carry in parks last year that was sent to every municipality in the State, informing them how to preclude HCP carry in parks, and provided a written template to do so. Your tax dollars at work.

It may not be the Government, but it is taxpayer funded, and as such has an obligation to not restrict Rights under TCA 39-16-403. If in fact the University itself is responsible, then the whole consortium is guilty of Official Oppression, as they are taxpayer funded. The only chance they have of making this stick is if the Athletic Dept. can somehow be construed as Privately funded, otherwise for a taxpayer funded entity, then they are precluded by TN Law from abridging a Right, and now until the Legislature makes a law restricting the possession of weapons by athletes, the school has no power to deny them their Rights under the 2nd Amendment and Article 1, Section 26 of the TN Constitution. But more importantly, if we the People of TN allow it, then shame on us.

College athletics are amateur in nature, it is not a "contract", as they can not be "paid". All students have to pay for the classes they take. Student athletes simply swap their skill and labor for the cash they would otherwise have to pony up. If in fact UT can propose and enforce this edict for it's players, they can do it for all students. It is wrong because some of them are U.S. Citizens. The school can restrict possession ON CAMPUS, but to attempt to do the same off their grounds is in fact, a violation of those Citizen's Rights, as I think will be shown in the near future.

Is AD Hamilton paid with tax dollars? If so, he should be charged with Official Oppression. TCA 39-16-403. Official oppression. — (a) A public servant acting under color of office or employment commits an offense who: (1) Intentionally subjects another to mistreatment or to arrest, detention, stop, frisk, halt, search, seizure, dispossession, assessment or lien when the public servant knows the conduct is unlawful; or (2) Intentionally denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power or immunity, when the public servant knows the conduct is unlawful. ( For purposes of this section, a public servant acts under color of office or employment if the public servant acts, or purports to act, in an official capacity or takes advantage of the actual or purported capacity. © An offense under this section is a Class E felony. (d) Charges for official oppression may be brought only by indictment, presentment or criminal information; provided, that nothing in this section shall deny a person from pursuing other criminal charges by affidavit of complaint.

Wonder where the Ruling Class at UT thinks we got our name? Guess they ought to hold a vote to select a new handle. The "Volunteers" sends a message of violence, as it comes from the recognition of a populace armed and ready to visit war upon a group (The Red Sticks) bent on killing the inhabitants of the State. Surely Old Hickory should have made the militia members that answered the call of Governor Blount, stack and melt their rifles, and go have a conversation with the Creeks and the British.

One CAN leave the Republican Party, and not become a Democrat. I have had to firmly ensconce myself as an Conservative Independent, as neither party has what I consider my grand children's best interest at heart. The Republicans have gone Democrat Light, that "Big Tent" and all that. When John McCain, Lamar Alexander, Olympia Snowe and Arlen Specter (before he finally fessed up and quit his Judas ways and joined the party his heart was with), are examples of the best that party has to offer, we need to look elsewhere for public servants. Benedict Brown comes to mind as well. Just wish we had races where we could vote FOR a conservative candidate, instead of AGAINST a bad liberal one.

Billie Jean Grinder, age 25, a loving and devoted wife, stepmother, daughter and sister, died Sunday, February 21, 2010 in Iraq as a result of a helicopter crash. She was a 2002 graduate of Smyrna High School and joined the Tennessee Army National Guard in July 2002. CW2 Grinder became a pilot in 2007 after completing Warrant Officer School at Ft. Rucker, AL and quickly excelled in her skills. She was currently a Pilot-In-Command (PIC) for OH-58D Kiowa Warrior and assigned to C Trp, 1-230th ACS. Services will be conducted Wednesday at 1P.M. with COL(P) William P. Wenzler officiating. Full military honors will be provided by the TNARNG Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Marcus Ray Alford, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, Regions Bank (Village Green Branch) in Gallatin, TN. Capt. Alford perished with WC2 Grinder in the accident.

No, first info is rarley right. Engine failure on a flight.

CW2 Billie Jean Grinder will be laid to rest Wednesday 1:00P.M., March 03, 2010.

ACORN is very much akin to MRSA. You can poison it, and it will creep back in, irradiate it, and it will come back and multiply. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain, it is an insidious infection bent on devouring Freedom!

Plenty of .380s up at Abernathy's in Union City, plus pretty much anything else you might want ammo wise.

We asked him (Ramsey) the same question last September at the West TN Regional Chapter TFA meeting, and he answered exactly the same way then. If someone knows how to get a Sony Handycam DVD video converted to a file that can be posted, I can collect that check.

No sir, his take was that every weapon sold through an FFL is registered. Simple lack of knowledge of what the laws are. He thinks registartion is a good thing, necessary to track "gun crime". (His words)

Good letter, can't believe that anything Vanderbilt would publish it though.

In speaking with my nephew, he said his wife had actually entered the pilot training program and had graduated. She was serving in that capacity. She and another pilot were killed in a chopper accident. Appears that there was no hostile forces present, and mechanical failure seems the most likely cause. "Hard landing" was the official designation, Sam says that means crash. U.S. Military: 2 U.S. Helicopter Pilots Killed in Iraq - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News - FOXNews.com

My sister just called, my nephew's wife, who was stationed in Northern Iraq was killed today. She and my nephew were stationed at the same location, both members of the Tennessee National Guard. Sam is a chopper pilot, and was recalled to the States early for re-deployment to Haiti, but Billy Jean had to finish out her tour, she was in air support service. Details are sketchy of course, but it appears there was a road side bomb involved.

I did an interview with Haslam when he first came to Jackson back in the Fall, I questioned him on the timing of his pull out from the Bloomberg group, it was obvious it was simple Political expediency. I had several communications relative the the Guns In Parks issue in Knoxville, challenging him to push for a recuseal of their pre '86 ordinance which he did not do. His e-mails were full of "support for the 2nd Amendment" but he never took a stance within the City that showed any substantive support.

High point count blade on a mitre saw does a good job as well. Jig the holster so you get a square, plumb cut, it would do fine.

My e-mail: He has lost me as a viewer.