Closely watched legislation in Tennessee that would allow guns to be stored in cars – even on someone else’s private property – is headed for a vote in the full state Senate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the so-called “guns in trunks” measure against the wishes of some of the state’s largest employers. Bill Ozier, chairman of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce, says plans to expand or invest in the state hinge on whether a corporation can still keep weapons out of their own parking lots.
“It is certainly more of a concern than you might otherwise think," said Ozier.
The bill has yet to begin making its way through the Tennessee House.
The National Rifle Association is returning to Louisville for its national convention in 2016.
The event is expected to draw more than 70,000 visitors as well as national politicians and pundits during that presidential election year.
The NRA held its 2008 convention in Louisville. That was also an election year and the convention heard speeches from John McCain, Mike Huckabee and Karl Rove.
