THE FREEDOM LOVIN’ YOSEMITE SAM CHRONICLES OF THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE

March 9, 2015

Adventures in crazy, courtesy of the Tennessee Legislature. #tnleg

When someone says Nashville, you may think of rhinestones, Elvis, big hair and Conway Twitty but the real Nashville is actually considered the newest “It” city and is much closer to the bustling metropolis featured on ABC’s hit show. Especially the politics…

Much like Taylor Swift, the Tennessee General Assembly has decided to simply “shake off” the “haters” and just be free to do their own thing. Taylor got to reinvent herself so why can’t they just start again fresh as well and reinvent Tennessee as the Wild West? This year, affectionately dubbed “The Year of the Gun”, Tennessee Republicans have introduced several bills designed to crank that DeLorean up to 88 and send us right back to the days of Billy the Kid.

SB628/HB320 – Carry like a Cop – This bill wants to give someone with a handgun permit the same gun carrying privileges as an off-duty cop. You…

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