Chilhowee Park lawsuit complaint modified

Source*

We filed a lawsuit against the City of Knoxville in February of this year, in the belief that their total ban on handguns in Chilhowee Park and at the Fair was unlawful.

The suit has been modified. The text of the amended complaint is available HERE.






*http://sweetclipart.com/multisite/sweetclipart/files/legal_scales_black_silhouette.png. Used with permission.

Action item - posted properties

This Tennessee SB1736/HB2033, regarding posted properties, is on its way to the governor for his signature. It has been signed by the speakers of the House and Senate.

Thanks to Senator Delores Gresham and Representative Jeremy Faison for their efforts in getting this bill passed.

This bill, as amended, is different from the original bill. The original bill would have imposed a liability on businesses/entities, etc, if

1. a permit holder complied with their posting signs
2. the permit holder was harmed while on the premises

The amended form of the bill might be called the anti-matter of the original bill. Instead of doing the above, it

1. provides immunity to the business/entity if the business doesn't post, but
2. does not apply in the case of gross negligence, etc.

Not the best we could hope for, but sometimes on the way to the perfect, we have to temporarily settle for the ok.

In essence, an entity that does not post against firearms cannot be sued by an unarmed citizen if the unarmed citizen is injured on the premises because some bad guy comes in and shoots up the joint.*

This is a small step in the right direction, so,

LET'S SWAMP THE GOVERNOR WITH CALLS AND EMAILS AND URGE HIM TO SIGN THE BILL!

Remember, we are the good guys, so act accordingly......
Email:
bill.haslam@tn.gov
Phone:
(615) 741-2001

*Note, this is not intended to be a complete analysis, but a quick synopsis, and is solely my opinion.

Creeped out by guns?

Last week, a letter writer to the Knoxville News-Sentinel,  Jim Dollenmaier, noted that "Guns creep me out." He especially doesn't like to see them in parks. Now if I were a wagering man, I'd just bet that if someone attacked him in a park, and he had the opportunity, he would call the po-po.

 - - And the po-po would come running with, drum roll please, GUNS, maybe lots of them.

Two of our TFA members wrote letters in response, and they are linked below.

But first, a few comments.