Under a Gibbous Moon

A judge in Tennessee has recently blocked blocked a new law that would allow CCW permit holders to carry their firearms into establishments that served alcohol as long as it received more than half of its profits from food sales.

The judge agreed with the suing parties on the grounds that the law was ambiguous. To a certain extent, I would agree since it could be difficult looking at a place as to whether or not they met the required amount of food sales (though this is done in other states)

What I find humorous is what Randy Rayburn who led the charge against this law said:

We will have vigilantes shooting up bars all over.

Now according to Mr. Webster the definition of a vigilante is:

A member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate); broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice

So apparently, Mr. Rayburn is afraid of self-appointed do-gooders invading his cafes and scaring off all of his criminal clientele.

Of course instead of feeding the lawyers he could have just put up a sign on the door that said no firearms allowed. It still is private property after all.

Related (maybe) posts:

1. Looks like there is a new sheriff in town…