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Bredesen Signs Guns In Parks

By Kleinheider Posted on June 12, 2009 at 5:20 pm

As reported by the Lebanon Democrat’s J.R. Lind on Twitter, Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed a bill that many feared he would veto.

Rep. Frank Niceley reported to have had a deal with the Bredesen administration to “clean up some language” in the bill to avoid a veto in exchange for consideration on other gun bills.

That deal fell through when Bredesen stated in a press conference that he had made no deal.

The Senate sponsor, Sen. Mae Beavers, then refused to recall the bill making the Niceley recall essentially null and void.

Bredesen had til midnight tonight to sign the legislation or it would become law without his signature and he did so late today.

However, his message to Speaker Kent Williams reveals he is not completely happy about the legislation.

“I continue to have concerns about the inclusion of local parks in this bill. The suggestion made by the sponsor to remove these local parks was good, and I’m sorry he withdrew it.

I do want to urge local governments to exercise the opt-out provisions of this bill to remove parks from its effect where they are located close to schools and other places where large numbers of children gather,” Bredesen said in the letter.

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9 Responses to “Bredesen Signs Guns In Parks”

  1. Gavin writes
    June 12th, 2009 5:30 pm

    Why does Bredesen think anyone will care what he thinks?

  2. Will writes
    June 12th, 2009 5:40 pm

    Ummm… Probably because he’s TN’s twice elected governor… But besides that, who knows?

  3. Sean Sorrentino writes
    June 12th, 2009 6:14 pm

    so why does the title bar say that the link to this page is “/bredesen-signs-guns-in-bars/”

    are you guys are so invested in the “Guns in Bars” meme that you can’t get off it long enough to report about “Guns in Parks?”

  4. Will writes
    June 12th, 2009 6:31 pm

    “so why does the title bar say that the link to this page is “/bredesen-signs-guns-in-bars/””

    Very good question, one I was wondering myself.

  5. Kleinheider writes
    June 12th, 2009 6:46 pm

    It says guns in bars because that is unfortunately what I typed when I originally logged the post.

    You can chalk that mistake up to whatever conspiracy theory you like, I suppose.

  6. View From the Cumberlands » Blog Archive » Bredesen signs ‘guns in parks’ writes
    June 13th, 2009 7:34 am

    [...] somewhat of a surprise, Gov. Phil Bredesen last night signed the guns in parks bill, making it law with the local parks provision still [...]

  7. SayUncle » bredesen signs guns in parks writes
    June 13th, 2009 7:41 am

    [...] Good. [...]

  8. Sean Sorrentino writes
    June 13th, 2009 10:54 am

    “You can chalk that mistake up to whatever conspiracy theory you like, I suppose.”

    that there’s funny, i don’t care who you are.

  9. Iraq Vet writes
    June 13th, 2009 10:07 pm

    Plus one for law-abiding citizens; and minus one for the criminals. How about the 2nd amendment people? It’s my right!

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