I spoke on a panel about gun carry laws in restaurants at the annual conference of the National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals in Portland, Oregon yesterday. The hot topic filled the room to capacity.
I asked for people to raise their hands if they supported lawful gun carriers being able to bring weapons into places that serve alcoholic beverages. Out of eighty-eight in attendance, only one person expressed support.
Representatives from several national restaurant chains were clearly opposed to guns in restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages. Many have restaurants in Tennessee and allow guns, but licensing professionals at the conference recognize the danger posed to employees and customers.
The gun panel moderator began the program by replaying a "Colbert Report" clip, in which Tennessee's gun law is ridiculed and rednecks at bars are featured for comic effect.
Makes one proud to be a Tennessean.
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