Except when they’re not.
For the past two radio shows, we’ve had some spirited discussions with our listeners about the guns in bars legislation and guns in general. Most people we spoke to – permit holders and non-permit holders – agreed with us that guns and alcohol don’t mix. But all the pro-gun and permit-holders we spoke to also agreed on something else – they are proud of Tennessee’s gun permit holders because they are responsible, law-abiding citizens.
Jeff Woods of the Nashville Scene has written about the exceptions to the above statement before – a lot – and today he ferrets out another:
Meet Timothy Tyndall. He’s been the proud possessor of a state-issued handgun carry permit for three years. Franklin police say they found him passed out drunk in his car in the Steak & Shake parking lot, a 9mm, semi-automatic Berretta lying next to him on the front seat along with several boxes of ammo, extra magazines and drug paraphernalia.
Tyndall apparently had been thinking about blowing up something because police say he revealed he had been experimenting with explosive chemicals. That sent the ATF and the FBI into action. Agents searched Tyndall’s storage unit in the Cool Springs area and found several 1-gallon containers of stuff, but luckily it apparently isn’t as dangerous as Tyndall imagined.
At the very least, if you’re pro-gun, it’d be swell if you can admit that not every permit-holder is a responsible, law-abiding citizen and take a good, hard look at all the gun legislation swirling around the General Assembly this year – especially the one that will hide from public view the names of permit holders in the state.
anybody check to see how many former permit holders are in prison?
You are right, a guy passed out drunk in his car with a gun must be a representative sample of all TN HCP owners. So if TWO LEO’s in Shelby county commit murder in the last calendar year we should obviously take a serious look at disallowing Law Enforcement from carrying weapons.
I am shopping for a home to rob, and being a criminal, I would really like to break in a home that would contain firearms. Hm, I will go to the HCP database and look up by zip code all the addresses near me which have a pretty good chance of having a firearm. Of course, if they are in a SAFE like mine, they won’t get one, but they could do alot of damage getting in. That’s why permit holders don’t want a public database…….
Quoting Jeff Woods as a reliable source shows the lack of journalistic ability you have. Jeff Woods is a political hack, not a journalist.
boy,these boards here are a frenzy of activity.