Bill prohibiting confiscation of guns passes TN Senate

[Guest johnnyo]

A person who legally possesses a gun would not have it seized during periods of martial rule under a proposal headed to the governor for his consideration.

The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Jack Johnson of Franklin was approved 26-0 on Thursday. The companion bill passed the House last month.

Johnson says martial rule is the same as martial law at the federal level. He proposed the bill after law enforcement in New Orleans went door to door seizing weapons in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

He says he doesn't expect such behavior in Tennessee, but believes legislation should be in place just in case.

Gov. Phil Bredesen spokeswoman Lydia Lenker says the governor will review the legislation once it reaches his desk.

source: WBIR.com | Knoxville, TN | Bill prohibiting confiscation of guns passes TN Senate

[Guest Policek9Trainer]

Very good

[Cajun]

Nice!

[GLOCKMEISTER]

cool... but IMHO its just another warm and fuzzy with no

teeth.

[titan14]

cool... but IMHO its just another warm and fuzzy with no

teeth.

Dude....are you ALWAYS so negative about EVERYTHING?

[Guest nraforlife]

They can only confiscate what you either give them or they find. So keep some items off the books and out of sight.

[GLOCKMEISTER]

Dude....are you ALWAYS so negative about EVERYTHING?

nope Ive been doing this a long time and im just tired of all the misinformation thats out here on the web, and im not wanting people to jump to conclusions and get into trouble.

I answer phone calls all day long with students thinking all these possibilities are now law and reality.

I'll try and not be so negative in the future.

[Guest Astra900]

So they passed a "bloodbath prevention law" in Tennessee, wise move on their part.

[Guest steve24]

I think the 26-0 Senate vote says a lot about the support for this bill.

[eapking]

This is good news for us in Memphis. God forbid we have a big quake here. I've talked with people from the Red Cross who said that if we ever had a big one, it would make Katrina look like a picnic. We will need our guns more than ever if we have a disaster here. This city is an incident away from a melt down (IMO).

[S&WForty]

This is good news for us in Memphis. God forbid we have a big quake here. I've talked with people from the Red Cross who said that if we ever had a big one, it would make Katrina look like a picnic. We will need our guns more than ever if we have a disaster here. This city is an incident away from a melt down (IMO).

Amen. This bill is more than welcomed.

[Guest TnDeerHunter]

Glad to see they are looking ahead

[Guest AeroEngrSoftDevMBA]

This is good news for us in Memphis. God forbid we have a big quake here. I've talked with people from the Red Cross who said that if we ever had a big one, it would make Katrina look like a picnic. We will need our guns more than ever if we have a disaster here. This city is an incident away from a melt down (IMO).

Yeah my wife and I were just talking about that. We have been admittedly lazy in our disaster preparation. We are starting to get a list together of items we'd need for several weeks of Katrina-like conditions. After that we'll probably procrastinate and not actually do anything with the list.

[Guest tnvolfan]

Hurray!!!