By Steve Kozachik, Special to CNN (updated 5:43 PM EST, Tue January 22, 2013) Editor's note: Steve Kozachik is vice mayor and a member of the Tucson City Council.
Sam's Bar and Grill has posted no-gun signs outside their front and back doors. Our apologies for listing them in the Scene article. In prior visits we were told by managers that they would not be posting signs, but that information was inaccurate.
In the wake of the horrible slaughter of children in Connecticut, we are reminded of the epidemic of gun violence in America. Yet, we feel powerless. In 2010, the Tennessee legislature passed a bill allowing guns in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. It did this...
Despite the recent mass shooting in Aurora, the Colorado State Supreme Court's ruling allows those with permits to carry guns on campus. Several professors at the University are uncomfortable with this new law. Click here to read the full article.
State Rep. Todd fought for citizens to be allowed to bring guns into restaurants. However, he is the same man who was arrested for DUI and carrying a weapon while under the infleunce. Shouldn't he be setting an example for the citizens of Tennessee? Read GFDT President Ray...
Many gun-in-bars supports claim that gun permit holders are well trained. But it turns out that people can get gun permits on-line from Virginia, without having even a minute of practice using a gun. Would you want such a person shooting in your restaurant?
Under federal law, people with felony convictions forfeit their right to bear arms. Yet every year, thousands of felons across the country have those rights reinstated, often with little or no review. In several states, they include people convicted of violent crimes,...
Proponents of Tennessee’s new guns-allowed-in-bars law explained that gun-permit holders were responsible citizens. They would never break the law by drinking in bars and restaurants while...
The arrest this week of a Tennessee lawmaker for allegedly driving drunk with a loaded gun bolsters the case of opponents of a law he championed allowing owners of concealed weapons in bars and restaurants where alcohol...
