A Loudon County, Tennessee, woman is suing the city of Knoxville over its decision to ban guns at Chilhowee Park during last month’s Tennessee Valley Fair. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Pandora Vreeland claims she could not safely attend the …
The Tennessee Attorney General’s opinion says private organizations can’t prevent licensed handgun permit holders from taking weapons into events the groups operate at public parks. The Tennessean reported the July 29 opinion said under a new state law, local governments …
Local governments in Tennessee can no longer bar people with handgun carry permits from bringing firearms to parks, playgrounds and sports fields under legislation signed last week by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. In a letter to the speakers of the …
The Tennessee state Legislature passed a bill this week allowing workers to sue their employers if they are fired for storing guns in cars parked on company lots. The Senate passed the measure on a 28-5 vote, and the House …
A measure to do away with local government’s power to decide whether to allow firearms in public parks has passed the Senate. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville was approved 26-7. The Legislature in 2009 gave …
