Tennessee Lawmakers To Allow Guns Inside New Legislative Office Building

By Tom Knighton

You ever notice that the one place you can almost never carry a firearm are places where you’re elected representatives are? On one hand, that makes some sense. After all, they’re far more likely to be the target of homicidal rage on a daily basis than most of us ever will be.

But on the other hand, it’s like they’re scared of the very people who elected them to office. They want to put barriers in place because they want your vote, but you don’t deserve their trust in return.

In Tennessee, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Tennesseans will now be allowed to carry guns inside lawmakers’ recently remodeled office building, according to a new policy.

In a joint statement, House Speaker Beth Harwell and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally said Wednesday any Tennessean with a valid gun permit will be allowed to bring their weapons inside the Cordell Hull building.

“Permit holders wishing to carry their firearms into Cordell Hull will be required to present their permit at security,” McNally and Harwell said.

The duo said a “thorough” screening process will be done to ensure those with weapons have a valid permit.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol, who provides the security for the …Read the Rest

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