Tennessee Replicates the Montana 10th Amendment Gun & Ammo Legislation, Governor's Signature Needed

Today, June 3, 2009, with large majority vote in the Tennessee State Senate, the Tennessee legislature approved the virtually identically worded legislation protecting intrastate (TN) manufacture of guns and ammunition from meddling by the federal government. This bill, HB1796 (http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB1610.pdf), still needs to be signed by the governor of Tennessee in order to become law. The Governor of Tennessee is Phil Bredesen. His official gubernatorial website is http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/governor/Welcome.do

I believe in the citizens of each state taking care of business in their respective states. Without knowing anything else I would expect him to sign the bill, but I hope that Tennessee citizens will contact his office to make their preference known.

Here is the tect of the legislation: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB1610.pdf

The legislation passed with a sizable majority in the TN Senate and a HUGE Majority in the TN House

Actions Taken on SB1610

HB1796 by West - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/3/2009 Passed

Ayes...............................................22
Noes................................................7
Present and not voting.......................1

Actions Taken on HB1796
HB1796 by West - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/28/2009 Passed

Ayes...............................................87
Noes................................................1
Present and not voting.......................2

This is the same legislation that Florida State Senator Carey Baker (Dist. 20 - parts of Lake, Marion, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties) has committed to filing for the 2010 Florida legislative term.