‘Constitutional carry’ gains momentum in Senate

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 03, 2020 7:08 PM CT | Published: March 03, 2020 7:08 PM CT

A Senate committee recommended passage of legislation enabling people to carry handguns without a state permit, despite hearing from police officers and the parent of a woman whose son was gunned down at an Antioch Waffle House.

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Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.


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