WPLN talks to Gubernatorial candidate and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey about the whole “Guns in Bars” situation and the “activist judges” that overturned it.
Tennessee Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey thinks the court that overturned last year’s so-called “guns in bars” law was wrong, and he’s ready to pass the new version which surfaced this week in the state legislature.“If we hadn’t had a politically motivated court, overturn the bill that we passed last year, that I believe was completely constitutional – it was done based on bias against handgun carry permit holders – then we wouldn’t be in this position right now.”
Last year that law was found unconstitutionally vague. The new version would simply allow handgun permit holders to carry their weapon into any “establishment” that serves alcohol, as long as they don’t drink.
A couple of questions Lt. Governor Ramsey; Who will know who is carrying and who isn’t? Who will ensure that those who do carry actually have a permit? Who will ensure that those that carry don’t drink? Do we have to wait until someone is shot in a bar or restaurant? And finally, how is this providing jobs and economic development for the state of Tennessee?
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