Meanwhile in TN: Controversial gun bill lessening penalties for permit-less carry passes House

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Here's how the Tennessee republican legislature responds to gun violence.....

A controversial gun bill that would lessen the penalties for permit-less carry in Tennessee passed in the state House of Representatives 72-20 on Monday, after opposition from Democrats on the chamber floor and disapproval from mothers, teachers, a sheriff’s association and the governor’s office.

"In today’s society, where we are looking for society to make children safer, this bill is setting a poor example that this state is showing the nation," said Rep. Bo Mitchell, D- Nashville.

On the opposite side of the debate, House Majority Leader Glen Casada, R-Franklin, argued, that the country has "a heart problem," not a gun problem.

Current law makes it a Class C misdemeanor to carry a handgun without a permit. Violators can be fined up to $500 and face possible imprisonment.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/03/05/tennessee-gun-laws-concealed-carry-permit-penalty-bill-legislature/397366002/

[Elwood P Dowd]

1. As the insanity rate accelerates in some of these red states, what's next on

their 'Kill The Kids" agenda - making it a Class C misdemeanor for any teachers caught not carrying a fully loaded firearm?

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2. this is what you get when you have a republican house, senate & governor