TN: Nashville council to consider allowing guns in isolated parks
TN: Nashville council to consider allowing guns in isolated parks
by GlockNut on Tue 10 Nov - 11:51
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20...44/1009/NEWS01
Nashville council to consider allowing guns in isolated parks
Metro councilman seeks exemption for rural areas
By Nate Rau • THE TENNESSEAN • November 10, 2009
A Metro councilman wants guns allowed in rural parks, he says to protect isolated visitors who may be more prone to attack.
Sam Coleman of Antioch filed his proposal Monday. The council opted out of new state legislation allowing permit holders to bring their handguns into parks. The vote was a narrow 22-18, and some council members at the time said they wanted to exclude rural parks.
"I think when we decided the question on Aug. 18, there was some sentiment we should take a look to see if there were some rural or isolated parks that might be an exemption," Coleman said. "They might be some dangerous spots for some" parkgoers.
Not long after the vote, Coleman asked the Metro Parks Department to provide him with a list of rural or isolated parks and greenways. Coleman's proposal exempts all nine parks on the department's list: Alvin Beaman Park, Bells Bend Park, Cane Ridge Park, Couch Tract Greenway, Cecil Rhea Crawford Park, Hamilton Creek Park, the Morgan Road property, Peeler Park and Vulcano Tract greenway.
The list excluded parks attached to the county's contiguous system of greenways, such as Seven Mile Creek, Shelby Bottoms and Whites Creek greenways.
East Nashville Councilman Erik Cole, who voted in favor of opting out of the new state law, said the issue deserved consideration, but he needed to see data indicating such exemptions were necessary.
"I'm still concerned about the residual impact of allowing more guns, even if they are completely legal and registered," Cole said. "The presence of guns makes it more likely someone is going to get hurt, even with best intentions and even with the best of training."
The legislation is being studied by the Metro Department of Law in advance of next week's council meeting, where it will be on its first reading. The legislation appears to be valid, said Tom Cross, Metro Legal associate director.
Nate Rau can be reached at 615-259-8094 or nrau@tennessean.com.
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Nashville council to consider allowing guns in isolated parks
Metro councilman seeks exemption for rural areas
By Nate Rau • THE TENNESSEAN • November 10, 2009
A Metro councilman wants guns allowed in rural parks, he says to protect isolated visitors who may be more prone to attack.
Sam Coleman of Antioch filed his proposal Monday. The council opted out of new state legislation allowing permit holders to bring their handguns into parks. The vote was a narrow 22-18, and some council members at the time said they wanted to exclude rural parks.
"I think when we decided the question on Aug. 18, there was some sentiment we should take a look to see if there were some rural or isolated parks that might be an exemption," Coleman said. "They might be some dangerous spots for some" parkgoers.
Not long after the vote, Coleman asked the Metro Parks Department to provide him with a list of rural or isolated parks and greenways. Coleman's proposal exempts all nine parks on the department's list: Alvin Beaman Park, Bells Bend Park, Cane Ridge Park, Couch Tract Greenway, Cecil Rhea Crawford Park, Hamilton Creek Park, the Morgan Road property, Peeler Park and Vulcano Tract greenway.
The list excluded parks attached to the county's contiguous system of greenways, such as Seven Mile Creek, Shelby Bottoms and Whites Creek greenways.
East Nashville Councilman Erik Cole, who voted in favor of opting out of the new state law, said the issue deserved consideration, but he needed to see data indicating such exemptions were necessary.
"I'm still concerned about the residual impact of allowing more guns, even if they are completely legal and registered," Cole said. "The presence of guns makes it more likely someone is going to get hurt, even with best intentions and even with the best of training."
The legislation is being studied by the Metro Department of Law in advance of next week's council meeting, where it will be on its first reading. The legislation appears to be valid, said Tom Cross, Metro Legal associate director.
Nate Rau can be reached at 615-259-8094 or nrau@tennessean.com.
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Re: TN: Nashville council to consider allowing guns in isolated parks
by Volzfan on Tue 10 Nov - 14:53
I rarely use the parks here in Nashville but I hope that they can at least get some of them exempted. As it stands now HCP holders cannot use any of them.
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