Hearing on Carrying in Parks in Chattanooga!

[Guest Marine03]

There will be a hearing before the Chattanooga City council on Tues. July 14 to pass a resolution to ban permit holders from carrying in public parks and playgrounds.

i) A resolution pursuant to T.C.A. § 39-17-1311(d) to prohibit handguns in City

public municipal parks, natural areas, historic parks, nature trails,

campgrounds, forests, greenways, waterways, or other similar public places.

(Added by permission of the Legal and Legislative Committee.)

City Council meetings are held on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the Assembly Room, located in the City Council Building at 1000 Lindsay St., and are open to the public. Chattanoogans please contact all council members and/or come to the meeting. Most seem to want to hear from constituants about this issue. Contact info is as follows:

Mayor Ron Littlefield 425-7800 mayor@mail.chattanooga.gov

Council Members

Deborah Scott 425-7858 scott_d@mail.chattanooga.gov

Sally Robinson 757 5334 robinson_sa@mail.chattanooga.gov

Pam Ladd 757-5344 ladd_p@mail.chattanooga.gov

Jack Benson 757-5196 benson_j@mail.chattanooga.gov

(He is extremely disrespectful and will not listen to you: to quote"I don't care what you say it will not change the way I vote")

Russell Gilbert 77-5332 gilbert_r@mail.chattanooga.gov

Carol Berz 425-7852 berz_c@mail.chattanooga.gov

Manuel Rico 425-7856 rico_m@mail.chattanooga.gov

Andrea Mcgary 757-5364 mcgary_a@mail.chattanooga.gov

Peter Murphy 757-5367 murphy_p@mail.chattanooga.gov

Remember its easier to stop now than to undo later.

Edited July 13, 2009 by Marine03

[Guest Marine03]

As an update very few showed up. Three were allowed speak from each side. But it didn't matter the council had already made up its mind. 9-0 in favor of banning legaly carried firearms in parks and public places. Channel 9 interviewd 2 of us (opponents to the measure)after the proceding I'm sure they will try to twist it in a way not intended. They seem more concerned with the "guns in Bars" bill that went into affect.

[BrandonTN]

Thanks for your support and showing up...unfortunately I wasn't able to make it. No surprises with the outcome though...