poll about banning or allowing guns in resteraunts

[Guest sstouder]

Glenn posted this in the very long thread about the overide so i decided to make it its own so more people will see it. Currently losing 59% to 30%.

6 Listens: Would you rather be in a restaurant or bar that allows handguns or bans them? | WATE 6 News Weather Sports for Knoxville and Tennessee

[Guest eyebedam]

I just voted. We are making some steam..

[Guest db99wj]

I voted.

[Guest pws_smokeyjones]

When are they going to stop with these stupid polls? Everyone of them for the past 4 weeks has indicated that the majority of TN folks are perfect fine with guns in restaurants that serve alcohol. Amazing.

[Glenn]

Thanks sstouder for posting it here. I should have started a new thread.

Glenn

[Guest sstouder]

your welcome i shoulda just left your name off and counted it as my own find haha...just looked and we're up now 49 to 42. Thats why i love this community, people who are actually willing to take action insted of worrying about their facebook status like everyone else my age. It effing drive me nuts, when i start to mention politics its like i just gave them aids and then they complain about how they cant change anything anyway. Ignorant basteeeds

[Guest benchpresspower]

The following is one of many comments on the poll and below that is my own personal rebuttal.

I being a Mother & Grandmother would not go into a rest. that allows people to bring in hand guns. What are we doing going back to the old days in the Western Saloons??? What will these politicians say when the first child or anyone is killed by a drunk gun packing person gets mad and starts shooting and kills someone???????????I can not believe this was even up for a vote. I am an average person who does not want a gun slinger in any rest. We have enough killing on the streets and homes without giving more people the right to carry a gun in public. Who in there right mine would vote to give a person the right to carry a gun in public where anything could happen.

Exactly anything CAN happen. Anything happened on Oct. 16, 1991 at a Luby's Cafeteria in Texas. Anything happened on April 2, 2009 at Johnny's Sports Bar and Grill. But because of current law, people had to watch their loved ones murdered in front of them. Now, hopefully that will be deterred. I guarantee you that in an instance where lethal force is neccessary a person who is a legal HCP holder and has their weapon with them and prepared to use it is going to be a hell of alot more useful than an "average person" stuffing their face with the free yeast rolls that the establishment provides.

[bubbiesdad]

We're now up 51% to 41%, with 8% no opinion.

[Volzfan]

An old saying continues to come to mind as I read some of these ridiculous remarks,

"You can't fix stupid!"

[krunchnik]

Wow,54% to the good with 7% says it doesnt matter,that only leaves the other 39% of the disbelievers to nay it.

[Guest benchpresspower]

I would be willing to guess that in about 3 weeks this will all blow over and they will latch onto something else. Of course once July 14th hits it wouldn't surprise me if we saw news crews at restaurants interviewing people.

[Guest nj.piney]

voted .

[Glenn]

Good god. After reading some of the comments by the anti gunners on Channel 6's site I am about to decide the majority of Tennesseans are too stupid to even be allowed in a restaurant with or without a gun. I have never seen so much stupid mindless s... in my life.

Glenn

[Guest sstouder]

Good god. After reading some of the comments by the anti gunners on Channel 6's site I am about to decide the majority of Tennesseans are too stupid to even be allowed in a restaurant with or without a gun. I have never seen so much stupid mindless s... in my life.

Glenn

close...most of them are too stupid to be trusted to live....if it wasnt for the internet and cbs/cnn/abc telling them how to feel, think, and live most of them would die of cluelessness

[Guest Jcochran88]

just voted

[ttocswob]

Voted - 58% - 36% - 6%

We need to beat down every one of these polls, back down the memory hole - if they win even one, they will triumphantly declare the world is now anti-gun, the people have spoken!

[Guest Mudlizard]

Just voted and provided my own comment.

[Motasyco]

Looks like the poll is closed. 59/35/6 Handguns in restaurants win. 216 votes total. Good job!

[Guest Doc44]

Yep it was going the wrong way so they shut it down,,, seen that before... many times... probably will never hear or see the results of the poll in print or on the tube/screen.

Doc44

[Falcon1]

Voted Allows. Current results:

Allows Handguns

59% (130 votes)

Bans Handguns

35% (76 votes)

Doesn't Matter

6% (13 votes)

Total votes: 219

For some reason, my vote was recorded.

[Motasyco]

Hmmm. Strange things are afoot at WATE. I set my DVR to record tonight's news but since the NBA game is on the timing is probably questionable.

[musicman]

Worked for me:

Allows Handguns

60% (136 votes)

Bans Handguns

35% (79 votes)

Doesn't Matter

6% (13 votes)

Total votes: 228

[Motasyco]

At the beginning of the WTNZ (WATE's "sister station") news they had a segment on the "guns in bars" veto being overriden. I thought they may mention the poll since they are "sister stations". No mention of the poll. There were several interviews. I didn't hear anything supporting carry in restaurants. One guy said he wouldn't eat in restaurant that allowed handguns. I guess he doesn't realize he's probably been sitting near people with guns in restaurants for years. He probably called all his friends to watch him on tv not understanding that he was making a fool of himself. Or more likely, his friends are all clueless as well.