Thursday, July 29, 2010

TN Law Allowing Guns in Bars Unpopular

Knoxnews.com reports on the tremendous grassroots support for gun control in Tennessee.

Eighty-two percent of Democrats and 71 percent of Independents were opposed to the gun law, but a majority of Republicans, 59 percent, was against it as well.

What do you make of that? Is it like the pro-gun folks say that you can't trust public opinion - what if they wanted slavery? Or do you think these numbers show how far from reality the bullying gun lobbyists have taken us?

Please leave a comment.

9 comments:

  1. Another news item on that same site, the Arizona immigration law appears to have public support about equal to the opposition the gun poll shows, and yet a Federal judge struck it down.

    Does that make it a just and fair law that should remain? Why is there such vocal opposition to the law by many politicians and the media?

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  2. Just like the media presented the law as a "guns in bars" bill when in fact it only applies to restaurants, I am sure the poll probably misrepresented the issue in their question.

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  3. FWM fails again.

    TN, like most states, has no bars. The fact is TN, like most states, only grants alcohol beverage licenses to businesses which derive over 50% of their business receipts from the sale of food.

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  4. Never been illegal in most states. No problems here.

    "What's a better example of sheep-like behavior than mindlessly repeating catchy one liners, regardless of their veracity?" -MikeB30200

    BAAAAH!

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  5. "TN, like most states, has no bars. The fact is TN, like most states, only grants alcohol beverage licenses to businesses which derive over 50% of their business receipts from the sale of food."

    Jade, what color is the sky in your world?

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  6. This is due to a minority of very vocal gun advocates jamming their agenda down everybody's throat.

    And Weer'd, that's not mindlessly repeating something like you keep doing, that's making a logical deduction backed up by facts.

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  7. FWM: Disingenuity in teenage girls is cute and endearing. In fat white men, however, is...unseemly.

    The fact is a poll question concerning either bars or restaurants in TN will be viewed the same way.

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  8. The fact is TN, like most states, only grants alcohol beverage licenses to businesses which derive over 50% of their business receipts from the sale of food.

    Most states allow carry in places that serve / sell alcohol. In those states it's not a problem, so why would it be in TN?

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  9. Anonymous said, "Most states allow carry in places that serve / sell alcohol. In those states it's not a problem, so why would it be in TN?"

    You guys say a lot of things like that, but not everyone agrees. Just because you say something is not a problem, doesn't make it so.

    Read the headlines, man. Of course, you say the media is biased against gun owners so you can't trust what you find there. But, I say what you find there is pretty indicative of what's going on.

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