Category Archives: Legislature

Oh, this stupidity again.

By | August 3, 2015

A while back, I wrote about the stupidity of Metro Nashville’s opinion that they can still ban guns at concerts in parks because… uh… going to a concert isn’t recreation. Well, the state Attorney General has put out and opinion that states that no, they can’t do that. Nashville Metro’s Legal Director’s response?  “We’re going… Read More »

You have got to be $^*@ing kidding me!

By | May 7, 2015

I’m having a hard time seeing straight over this one.  Apparently, Memphis and Nashville are planning on still banning guns in certain parks, even after the state passed the law saying that they can’t. Just to catch people up, the final language of the law stated that a carry permit holder can carry in a… Read More »

I’ve been saying this for years

By | June 17, 2014

Credit cards have expiration dates. Laws should too. When I first started watching TN House Subcommittee meetings, I saw something that has stuck with me: A legislator brought in a bill to remove the prohibition on aquariums in barber shops. Everyone in the room was baffled as to why this was a law in the… Read More »

Unpossible!

By | August 15, 2013

This morning, at around 6am, an “older man” was shot and killed in the parking lot of a local High School. Guess the shooter didn’t see the giant “NO FIREARMS ALLOWED” signs at the entrance.

One more thing on Illinois Carry…

By | July 10, 2013

I’m going to go ahead and call this: If the murder rate in Chicago goes up, it will be blamed on concealed carry and preemption*. If the murder rate in Chicago goes down, it will be attributed to Rahm Emmanuel’s supreme leadership. *That’s right, Chicago’s handgun ban, AWB, and several other laws are now kaput

Quote of the Day, Persistence Edition

By | June 17, 2013

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on gun bans: We lost the first vote, but we’re going to win the last vote. Emphasis mine. This is the attitude of the left, generally. It’s not over until they win, and then it’s over and no longer up for discussion.