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House firearms panel postponed after Rep. Todd arrest on DUI, gun charges(TN)
Knoxville News Sentinel ^
| October 13, 2011
| Erik Schelzig
Posted on 10/13/2011 10:46:10 AM PDT by deoetdoctrinae
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Not your proudest moment, Rep. Todd.
To: deoetdoctrinae
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posted on
10/13/2011 10:49:31 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: deoetdoctrinae
Todd, R-Collierville and the chairman of the House State and Local Government Committee, was a chief architect of a controversial new state law that allows people with handgun carry permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.
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posted on
10/13/2011 10:51:14 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: mvpel
Cops lie. And even Republicans & conservatives can do dumb things sometimes.
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posted on
10/13/2011 10:52:11 AM PDT
by
CT-Freeper
(Visit CTF.org)
To: deoetdoctrinae
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posted on
10/13/2011 10:56:49 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: deoetdoctrinae
charges of charges of possession of a gun while under the influence That is a new one on me, does it only apply to a car?
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:00:35 AM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
To: CT-Freeper
And even Republicans & conservatives can do dumb things sometimes.Yep, but I'd bet ten bucks that this cop knew who he was, watched for him to clip the yellow line with the edge of his tire in order to pull him over, and will "lose" the dash cam video.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:01:38 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: deoetdoctrinae
I imagine Todd “acted stupidly”, but the cops hate these laws and likely set him up. I’d bet good money they had a plainclothes officer at a bar call in when he left so a patrol car conveniently nearby could pull him over when he allegly “weaved”.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:01:38 AM PDT
by
Spartan79
(I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health, and the liberties of man.)
To: mvpel
Cops lie. An Armed state rep drinks and drives.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:02:09 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-Free zones are playgrounds for felons)
To: razorback-bert
I’m not sure bert, but I think that even if he had been on foot, if he was carrying, and found to be under the influence, they would have bagged him.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:05:05 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-Free zones are playgrounds for felons)
To: Spartan79
Anything is possible, he could have been set up. But if the article got the facts right, it would seem he screwed up.
traveling 60 mph in a 40 mph zone
was unsteady on his feet, failed a roadside sobriety test and refused to take a breath alcohol test
he told officers he had had(sic) consumed two drinks
He later released a statement saying he was "deeply sorry for the events of last evening,"
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:12:21 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-Free zones are playgrounds for felons)
To: deoetdoctrinae
Don’t these politicians realize that if they’re in favor of gun rights for the citizen, the anti-gun gun grabbers are WATCHING them closely? . . and why can they not BEHAVE themselves in light of this?
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:21:22 AM PDT
by
Twinkie
(John 3:16)
To: deoetdoctrinae
The premise of the article is that since he was drunk and armed, we must do away wioth guns.
Always trust AP and the haters of the 2nd Amendment to pull that kind of propagandistic crap.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:22:11 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
To: deoetdoctrinae
Many elected officials (of both parties) are notoriously arrogant, and think they are above the law.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:27:47 AM PDT
by
aimhigh
To: deoetdoctrinae
Media is going to run with this, because in their pea brains this proves that only cops should have guns and citizens certainly shouldn’t be able to carry at restaurants/bars serving alcohol.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:29:45 AM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
To: deoetdoctrinae
Assuming the arrest was righteous, I can only say that it is a really bad idea for an CCW holder to carry while drinking. If the booze is so important, leave the gun elsewhere.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:30:31 AM PDT
by
LachlanMinnesota
(Which are you? A producer, a looter, or a moocher of wealth?)
To: razorback-bert
In Minnesota, the blood alcohol limit while carrying is %.04
Which roughly translates into gargling with Listerine.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:32:47 AM PDT
by
Spruce
To: Spartan79
In Tennessee, it was probably just a democrat operative who had been following Todd around for days, trying to get something to call the cops in for. Democrats in Tennessee are beyond corrupt. They believe they are our overlords and cannot stand that voters are the sovereigns, for at least a year or two more.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:32:54 AM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: MHGinTN
Democrats in Tennessee are beyond corrupt. They believe they are our overlords...True dat!
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:38:40 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-Free zones are playgrounds for felons)
To: Twinkie
Even if you are not a politician, a concealed carry permit is a precious thing. During the training course, the instructure warned us multiple times, alcohol + gun = no more permit.
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posted on
10/13/2011 11:55:09 AM PDT
by
dangerdoc
(see post #6)
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