[rellimpank]

--just introduced--

[packagingguy]

So Tennessee has a draft now. Interesting.

[Houserino]

Wow that’s totalitarian. Glad I don’t live there.

[thegagline]

As an attorney for over 25 years, I can say there seems to be a lot more justice found on the streets than in the courtrooms.

[reasonisfaith]

How in the world can you look at today’s FBI, ATF and other agencies, and be less worried about them having law enforcement authority than you are about an average American gun owner having it?

[HighSierra5]

The quick and the dead.

[wastedyears]

I wouldn’t want that if I lived in Tennessee.

[cdcdawg]

“America has a gun violence problem.”

No, it doesn’t. Gun ownership is very high here, but we have zero “gun violence.” I have lived in similar areas in Tennessee. Parts of Memphis are already far more dangerous than the “old West.”

[Myrddin]

I have the enhanced ccw in Idaho. Idaho has constitutional carry. Why have the enhanced CCW? It saves time at the gun shop. No NICS required. Becoming de facto law enforcement isn't on my list of enhanced features. It would have all the liabilities of being a sworn officer without any of the protections e.g. insurance covered by your employer if it was necessary to engage with your firearm. No qualified immunity. No thanks.

[Mark]

Free donuts?

[Rebelbase]

"As introduced, expands the definition of 'law enforcement officer' to include a person who has been issued an enhanced handgun carry permit"

Will this be used like a Good Samaritan law? Failure to assist a victim has consequences.

[Cobra64]

Despite what is shown on television, there was LESS crime in the “streets of the old west.” Regardless, if muggers, looters, rapists, and shooters were shot on the spot, those activities would stop. It’s called DETERRENCE.

[immadashell]

Bad idea.

[Do_Tar]

All Tennessee HB 2554 does is allow people with "enhanced" carry permits to carry their firearm in some places that law enforcement officers are allowed to carry.
It does not give any law enforcement authority.
HB 2554 TN 39-17-1350

[muir_redwoods]

Do we have enough incompetent, poorly trained LEOs already?

[VicVanleeuwenhoek]

Scottie DeLashmit, the president of Tennessee State Lodge for the Fraternal Order of Police, said police officers in the state “spend countless hours” on the gun range honing their marksmanship skills and must qualify annually with the same weapons.

I’ve seen there training in a county near Nashville.
They practiced drawing there gun in 4 steps, even the faster
guys took about 2 seconds.
I think the average CCW holder practices more and probably
shoots better than most officers.

[TianaHighrider]

That sounds like it can quickly maneuver to you have to be a law enforcement officer to have one.

[skimbell]

As I see it, your ass is pretty much hanging out here.

[Deplorable American1776]

So if I live in Tennessee, I can have criminals and Americans shoot out at my new OK Corral?

Of course, the Wild West was pretty tame. If Gunsmoke was real life, it would be boring...

[NWFree]

That would make our entire state part of law enforcement which I suppose we are with constitutional carry 🤪

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Tennessee has Constitutional Carry. Even so, there are many places you are not allowed to carry. This bill would allow permit holder to carry everywhere that off-duty police are allowed to carry, such as in parks and businesses where they are currently prohibited to non-police. They still could not carry in schools or courthouses.

This bill does not draft people into the police or force them to act as police, but simply expands where you can legally carry to include all of those places where off-duty police get to carry.