Anyone living in Tennessee, please consider contacting your state representatives in support of numerous bills proposed before the legislature regarding firearms and handguns. Some of which include:
HB 0283 - "Employees, Employers - As introduced, provides that an employer permitting a person with a handgun carry permit to carry a handgun on the employer's property does not constitute an occupational safety and health hazard to the employees. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 3." (Passed Senate on 2/28.)
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0283HB 0355 "Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, prohibits employers from prohibiting employees possessing a handgun carry permit from transporting and storing a firearm out of sight in a locked vehicle on any property set aside for employee parking; prohibits employer from terminating, demoting, or other discrimination against such employees. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0355HB 2014 - "Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, authorizes full-time faculty and staff at public colleges and universities in Tennessee to carry handguns if not otherwise prohibited by law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13."
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2014HB 0520 - "Handgun Permits - As introduced, exempts handgun carry permit holders from criminal background check requirement when purchasing a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39."
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0520
