Safety-minded localities in gun-friendly Tennessee have delivered a blunt and very welcome lesson in gun control to the National Rifle Association. While Tennessee’s ever-obeisant Legislature has enacted a law permitting handguns in all state and local parks, about 70 cities and counties have voted to opt out of this latest lock-and-load obsession from the N.R.A.
via www.nytimes.com
Wow! We, the people, took a beating in the Tennessee legislature last term with several outrageous bills that, in effect, serve to lock people out of participatory democracy. It's good to know there are ways for citizens to get the last punch.