Extensive Legal Research
The attorney whose research fabricated out of whole cloth a rebuttal to the claim that 40 states allowed lawful handgun carry in places where alcohol was sold (see here, here, and here) is heading up a lawsuit to thwart the law he misrepresented. And they’re still misrepresenting their findings:
“Our legislators were actually mislead by some slick lobbyists to believe this is common in 37 other states, and it is law, and it was just a flat lie, and they fell for it,” said attorney Adam Dread.
First, it is 41. The only one lying is you. Here’s the data you are relying on and why your assertion is false.
But, I’m glad you’re doing this instead of something.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:27 am
In all of this fear-monerging hoopla re: Tennessee Gun Permit Holders being allowed to exercise our Article I, Section 26 rights in restaurants that serve alcohol, the opponents present NO FACTS. They give NO EVIDENCE that, even with the pervasive and easy availability of alcohol in virtually every convenience store, every grocery store and liquor stores, of gun permit violating the permit law banning consumption of alcohol while carrying.
Their oppositions are prejudiced predictions of baseless bigotry which have been proven false.
June 25th, 2009 at 11:21 am
It is an argument that is a libel of all licensees that they will not obey the law, that they will drink to excess and become violent with their guns now that the law allows some licensed carry in locations serving alcohol.
It is also a demonstrably false argument, as Ron says above.
Press home the point that the argument is already proven false, as well as that the data is already proven false, to demonstrate that the person making it is acting in bad faith.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Look, I know this has to be fought one step at a time because most people over the age of 21 are just larger children, but the real truth is, if you can’t drink and maintain proper decorum, whether or not you drink more than some arbitrary limit, you simply can’t drink and shouldn’t.
I have heard people say as an excuse, “I was drunk”, Huh uh, pal, that doesn’t get it. You were sober when you started and if you can’t maintain, you shouldn’t have started. Period.
I am so tired of this bullshit where everyone wants to protect me from the bad decisions of everyone else by taking something from me. And I am just as tired of those same motherless sons trying to protect you from me for shit I didn’t do and never have done.
Unless someone is severely retarded they are responsible for their decisions and the consequences of those decisions. Even the secondary and tertiary consequences if those decisions were the direct cause.
So while I know that this battle is being fought in small skirmishes, I just have no tolerance for it, nor for patience of those assholes who insist that because they can’t be trusted, neither can I.
I am far less polite when talking to one face to face than is socially acceptable, but Hell, if they don’t want to be called stupid, they shouldn’t act stupidly and say and do stupid things.
June 26th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
If you really think the guy is misrepresenting the law, contact his state bar. More to the point, if you think he’s flat out lying, find an affected party and intervene (assuming it’s a Federal case). Then file a Rule 11 motion for sanctions for misrepresentations and frivolous claims. If it’s a state case, there are usually similar options, but the original party may have to file the motion for sanctions.