HB0535 by Womick: Omnibus changes to Tennessee firearms laws

[GKar]

Waaayyyyy too long to list all the changes here: enjoy your read.

 

Touches on parking lots, schools, parks, permit fees, carry w/o permit, and a whole lot of other topics...17 pages worth.

[E4 No More]

Maybe they'll pass it in order to see what's in it!

[mikegideon]

Maybe they'll pass it in order to see what's in it!

 

Wrong party

[E4 No More]

I can't tell the difference anymore.

[macville]

I figure it can't be too bad of a bill when the first thing is constitutional carry! (and of any weapon too!)

 

The school section allows for carry in private schools automatically, but the board of private schools can elect to ban.

 

Totally deletes banning legally carried guns in parks

 

State totally takes over regulating arms and weapons-including discharging.

 

It does mess with the handgun carry permit that may affect it negatively with regards to reciprocity (sounds like it eliminates testing)

 

Lowers HCP fee to $50.

Doesn't remove -1359 posting law. Does clarify it some though. Doesn't allow state or local gov to post their buildings except through a process that shows citizens need to be disarmed for everyone's safety (doubt this would pass constitutional muster, but better than what we have today.) I would say this whole section needs to go and -1359 just needs to totally disappear.

 

Clears up some carrying a handgun while bow hunting.

 

 

Except for the possible changes to the HCP which could lose us reciprocity in some states and the fact that -1359 still exists with this bill, it's a fantastic bill that needs to be passed.

 

[Garufa]

Wrong party

 

Same difference.

[300winmag]

What is so difficult about just deleting 39-17-1359 after writing a 17 page bill? 

[macville]

What is so difficult about just deleting 39-17-1359 after writing a 17 page bill? 

 

Well, I just emailed Womick a question about the HCP part of the bill and then a long comment laying out why I believe 1359 in it's entirety is unconstitutional. I also mentioned that 1309 (schools) would fall under the same argument because the laws don't seem to prevent school shootings. We will see if I get an answer.

[300winmag]

I would see if he would get behind HB0320 and focus efforts on that.  HB0320 is one of the best bills introduced this year that will decriminalize some spots for people with handgun carry permits.  Your handgun carry permit would actually be a huge benefit if HB0320 was passed into law.  There is also now a Senate companion bill of HB0320.

[shotgunshooter]

Seems promising. I like that constitutional carry is in here

[Worriedman]

Knocks out parks issue as well.

[tartanphantom]

I guess my attitude is simply too fatalistic to believe that this thing would ever make it out of committee in its original form.

Edited February 12, 2015 by tartanphantom

[Guest tangojuliet]

this bill is shotgunning a ton of ideas and hoping some pass

[Worriedman]

Mae Beavers has filed in the Senate, lets see who gets on board as prime co-sponsors.