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guns in trunks

‘Guns-in-Trunks’ Headed for Final Passage Amid Questions

Blake Farmer

February 20, 2013

Confusion remains around the so-called guns-in-trunks legislation as it heads for a final vote. The bill allowing loaded guns to be stored in parked cars passed another House committee Wednesday.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: guns in trunks, UT

Unclear If Employers Could Fire Weapon-Storing Workers

Blake Farmer

February 14, 2013

There is confusion among the sponsors of so-called ‘Guns-in-Trunks’ legislation. They disagree on whether employers could fire a worker for keeping a gun in their car at the company parking lot, even though it could soon be legal.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: guns in trunks, Ron Ramsey

‘Guns in Trunks’ Sponsors Fend Off Exemptions

Blake Farmer

February 11, 2013

The state senate has sided with the Second Amendment over private property rights. So-called “guns in trunks” legislation passed last night by a wide margin.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: General Assembly, guns in trunks, Jack Johnson, Jeremy Faison, Thelma Harper

Harwell Predicts Passage of ‘Guns in Trunks’

Blake Farmer

February 8, 2013

So-called “guns in trunks” legislation is up for a vote of the full Senate Monday night, and it now appears set for smooth sailing in the state House. Speaker Beth Harwell says it will likely pass in her chamber.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: guns in trunks

‘Guns in Trunks’ Passes Over Business Objections

Blake Farmer

February 5, 2013

Closely watched legislation that would allow guns to be stored in cars – even on someone else’s private property – is headed to a vote of the full state Senate.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: guns in trunks

Capitol Hill Conversation – The Starting Gun Bill

Blake Farmer

February 4, 2013

This week Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey wants to push through legislation from the last session that would give gun owners a way to legally store firearms in their vehicles. Last year, the issue was so divisive among Republicans, a top-ranking lawmaker was unseated in a primary election out of retribution.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Capitol Hill Conversation, guns in trunks, Jeremy Faison, Ron Ramsey

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