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Tennessee: Your Action Needed - Student and Faculty Higher Ed Self-Defense Legislation to Be Heard Tomorrow

Friday, March 25, 2016

Tennessee: Your Action Needed - Student and Faculty Higher Ed Self-Defense Legislation to Be Heard Tomorrow

Thank you to those NRA members and Second Amendment supporters that contacted the House Civil Justice Subcommittee this week.  House Bill 1736 passed and will be heard by the full committee tomorrow.  It is important that you contact members of the House Civil Justice Committee as well as the Senate Judiciary Committee and urge them to vote in favor of this legislation!  Please click the “Take Action” button below to contact the committee members!

House Bill 1736 and Senate Bill 2376, sponsored by state Representative Andy Holt (R-76) and state Senator Mike Bell (R-9) respectively, would permit full-time employees of state public colleges or universities to carry a handgun while on property owned, operated, or used by the employing college or university if the employee has a valid Tennessee handgun carry permit. 

Once again, please click the “Take Action” button above to contact members of the House Civil Justice Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee urge them to support House Bill 1736 and Senate Bill 2376!

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