Posted on 04/16/2017 8:12:20 PM PDT by Yosemitest
The new law, SB 1736, dictates that should any concealed carry permit holder's safety be threatened after disarming themselves to enter their place of business, then the business will be held liable.
The business will also be held liable if the permit holder incurs injury while "retreating from the business to a vehicle–during an emergency–to retrieve the gun the business owner barred," according to Breitbart.
Below is a a summary of SB 1736:
Present law authorizes persons in control of property to post a notice that prohibits firearms on the premises.
This bill imposes a duty of care on any person who posts their property to prohibit firearms
whereby such person will be responsible for the safety of any handgun carry permit holder while the permit holder is on the posted premises
and traversing any area to and from the premises and the location where the permit holder’s firearm is stored.
The duty of care created by this bill will extend to the conduct of other invitees, trespassers, employees of the person or entity, vicious animals, wild animals, and defensible man-made and natural hazards.
I agree with this law.
This is.... winning.
Good law.
Yes and no. I suspect that many of the businesses here in Tennessee will use this as an excuse to find out who carries and then find another excuse to let them go to avoid liability. Good in concept; not so sure it is well written.
Looks like this law is directed towards customers rather than employees.
It sounds theoretical to many now but the crime rate and terrorism rates are likely to increase. Even in Tennessee, Nashville is the home to many mosques and some hillbilly towns in rural areas are now Mexican towns.
It is sad that we care so little about preserving our own culture.
Spent the last 4 days in Pigeon Forge TN and didn’t see a single “No Guns” sign. Maybe Dollywood is no guns, but we didn’t go there.
.... laughing as I saw a guy on cops last night wearing a Pigeon Forge t-shirt .
Good law. Leave concealed carry permit holders alone. Period.
About time!
Now just a single random gunshot, or you ‘believe’ that chipped, notched wood could have been a shot, or you declare you heard a bang. The business had better now respond like the nannies they are, respond quickly, immediately & properly, or remove their stupid signs or else talk to your lawyer.
I know, I feel so ahead of the curve. lol
Private businesses should be allowed to decide for themselves about concealed carry. I won’t patronize a business that requires me to disarm and I owned a business and allowed my employees to carry while working. No different then the bathroom issue. You do as you wish with your business and I will do as I wish would mine. That is called freedom.
Bad move. 2A allies with whiny socialism.
Whatever the courts do will appear to line up with something pernicious now. Anti socialism or anti 2A.
Nobody ever forced you to go to a private place that didn’t welcome you.
Also what happened if you did go in such a place with a concealed arm. I suspect it was not a crime of itself. Only if you were told to go and refused would it be a crime... And that, only of trespassing.
This just gave honorable freedom affirming rednecks the bad name of hicks.
Good one !!
Good, I’ve been advocating this for years. We need it everywhere. Make the businesses liable, watch the insurance industry change their tune and watch the no guns signs come down.
This is more aimed at businesses demanding their customers be unarmed to do business with them. Terminating armed employees is one thing, having unlimited liability because you disarmed your customers is something else.
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