RobertNashville

I could never afford to shoot the damn thing!

I don't think they are tied directly to you tag but I'm sure they can make a match on your name and address.

The vast majority of the TV I watch is streaming and an occasional rented DVDs...my DirectTV bill is due soon and I'm probably going to cut it off in a few days (I've been holding out a bit because I still have some things recorded that I want to watch and I'm pretty sure my ability to run my DVR will end once the service is off).   I currently have Nefflix and Amazon and overall I find the content on Amazon to be a bit better but haven't decided which to keep (leaning toward Amazon). I don't have a Roku and was considering getting one.

In TN I believe they will know the moment they run your DL for info.   As was said above and as I recommend; when stopped for any reason I hand over both if the officer wants to ask if I'm armed I'll inform him but I've had them not even ask.  Further, if I do it every time I don't have to remember if I'm traveling in a "must inform" state!

Exactly....if you feed stupidity with your voluntary spending you only wind up with more stupidity.

While I will never agree with them I would at least have some respect for these anti-gun hypocrites (hypocrites because I'd bet real money that HE has armed security with him) if they would at least educate themselves a little bit about firearms before they go out and talk about them and make ridiculous and irresponsible claims.     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJmFEv6BHM0    

I've got a good story to share about Waukegan police sometime ;)

I think the intended audience is for those that don't know those things - I've already forwarded it to some of my ill-informed or outright anti 2A friends! :)

The problem isn't that there aren't beautiful areas or good people in those states but when entire states enact and enforce extreme anti-2A legislation I'm not going there.  I used to vacation in the Adirondacks all the time; not any more. I lived in Chicago at one time...loved to go to shows, museums there and as is traditional, started my Route 66 travels there but the state, at least until recently, became a no-man's land for me and I would go literally out of my way to avoid it (with recent changes I may re-think that position).   Bottom line for me is that I don't want to spend my money in states or cities or businesses that are demonstrably anti 2A.

Can you say "STUPID"?  I knew you could...       http://www.foxlexington.com/newsroom/top-stories/videos/lawmakers-gun-goes-off-capitol-office-2933.shtml     Apparently she "followed safety procedures"...except for ONE! I think she needs some additional training.

Fascism is alive and well in the world and in the United States.   It is not enough for a fascist to simply disagree; for the fascist, those they disagree with must be silenced...must not be allowed to have their opinion or share their opinion and in the extreme, must not be allowed to exist. History is replete with examples of where the path of "you can't think that" leads and I'm a afraid that this country my be on that very same path.

I am "armed' about 98% of the time (and armed in my vehicles 100% of the time) so, when getting ready to enter a business if I see a no-weapons policy I will turn around and go somewhere else with the rare exception of having an overriding reason for entering that store such as gathering with a group, special occasion, etc   Frankly, I am very nervous these days about sending time in any business where arms aren't allowed because no only will it mean that I'll be disarmed but it's likely that if something should happen, no one else will be armed either.

Yeah...I sure wish we could...I'd also like to clone him and fill most state legislatures and city government positions with him as well.   I don't even always agree with the man but I know that even if I don't agree with him that's he probably right! :)

"Judge Andrew Napolitano, a former New Jersey Superior Court Judge known for his political commentary has said publicly that laws such as these from state legislatures, if enacted, would make Federal enforcement of gun statutes “nearly impossible.”   http://www.guns.com/2014/01/18/tn-lawmaker-wants-criminalize-federal-gun-control-enforcement/?fb_action_ids=10151930314175967&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=[1381600465435335]&action_type_map=[%22og.likes%22]&action_ref_map=[]   As for Mae Beavers; anyone who doesn't genuflect to the triumvirate of Haslam, Harwell and Ramsey will incur the wrath of the same.

Thanks for posting this

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I'm really kind of curious to find out what you are doing to make all that happen? ;) It's rather easy for any of us to pontificate about what should be done and complain about what hasn't been done but getting it done takes real work (and complaining about things on the Internet form is not The kind of work I'm talking).   I mean no offense to you or anyone else...it's just been my observation that we have quite a few here on TGO who like to complain about what the NRA or the TFA is doing and/or how they are going about it...complain that what they think these or other groups should be spending their resources on isn't getting attention or that we need to do some kind of massive surge to overturn all existing infringements yet they often don't even belong to or help the groups they chastise and likely have never written an email (much less an actual letter) or gone to a town hall meeting or called a senator or representative to let their opinions be known.   If you think the parking lot issue is unimportant that's fine. But try to understand that most people in this state work for an employer and have to commute to work - for many people, the majority they spend anywhere is commuting to/from work and for those people, being able to keep their legally owned and legally carried firearm in their personal vehicle while it's parked in a parking lot is pretty important...comments like "they should just go work for someone else" does nothing to bring 2A supporters together on the issues they DO agree on.

For many and even perhaps most of the time citizens spend outside of their home it is while they are in their vehicles commuting to and from work and all the places they need to go in between. Parking lot owners that attempt to control the legally owned and transported contents of a private vehicle effectively disarms the person for that significant period of time that he or she is away from home. Regardless of ones position on the parking lot issue I certainly do not consider it "silly". Odd that you apparently think that having an HCP means one is not "normal".

My short answer is "yes" because believing or asserting a safety issue shouldn't be enough by itself. My longer answer is that it should depend on whether or not a demonstrable safety concern exists. If it does then an exception should be made and I see no reason why the law can't allow for that. As a practical matter I am not sure it would be possible in most circumstances for business to show that having firearm in a vehicle is inherently more dangerous than the danger represented by that vehicle without a firearm inside - the question would be, is a firearm sitting inside a vehicle parked in the parking lot inherently more "dangerous" than perhaps hundreds of vehicles sitting in that same parking lot with tanks filled with gasoline but not containing a firearm? If a vehicle in a parking lot that contains a firearm is that inherently dangerous then what about all the hundreds or perhaps thousands of vehicles passing by on the street adjacent to that parking facility that also have tanks filled with gasoline and contain firearms...wouldn't they present a similar danger? As I said, if there is a demonstrable safety concern then I can understand and would support the business being able to prevent firearms in their parking lot but I suspect such real concerns would be few and sound much like the arguments presented by the likes of Bridgestone, FedEx, etc who claimed such problems/dangers exist but had nothing to show to substantiate their claims...in fact, most of these companies have facilities in states where these laws have existed for years and without those companies experiencing a problem.

They can enforce any law they want to enforce just like any other law passed by the legislature.   If you simply mean that an employer can still "fire" you; yes they can but despite the fact that this is an employment at will state; firing someone can be a problem which is why employers often offer severance packages in return for not bringing suit.   That said, while the state may not be able to close every single hole in the law that might let a determined employer circumvent the law claiming they can't enforce it seems like a very poor excuse - the same thing could be said about almost any law ever passed by a legislature. The only way the rule of law can ever work is if the majority of the people (in this case, employers) decide to obey them.

The state's current position on the 2A is immaterial insofar as parking lot laws are concerned. Regardless of Tennessee's stance on the right to keep and bear arms, parking lot laws will continue to be necessary to keep parking lot owners from attempting to dictate the legally owned, legally carried contents of a vehicle and the state, IAW the U.S. Constitution and over 200 years of precedent, has the Constitutional power to pass and enforce such laws as these parking lot laws.

Property rights are no more or less important than any other. However, in the case of parking lots we are talking about property use for business/public purposes. An entities only real protection with regards to "property" is the fifth amendment and the courts have already ruled that these parking lot laws which operate in many states (over 20 I believe) do not violate the Constitution because they do not violate the takings clause. Stipulating that a property owner cannot dictate what can and cannot be within another person's vehicle is not a taking of "property". For those who have a problem with a government's ability to "take "property or to place requirements on property used for business or public purposes their real quarrel is not with the Tennessee Firearms Association; it is with United States Constitution.

Nice effort and a worthwhile one though I seriously doubt it could ever be enforced by TN.

Unless I am mistaken I believe there is a companion bill that would encumber an employers ability to compel the search of the vehicle if the purpose of the search is to determine that the employee has a firearm in his or her vehicle. Though perhaps not a perfect solution I do believe these two bills in combination Will make it very difficult for an employer to restrict the presence of a firearm in a person's vehicle simply because it is parked in the parking lot.

He is a handsome guy. Congratulations on the new addition! It's always great to see a dog get a loving home with a good family.