Tennessee: 2013 Version of the Safe Commute Act to be Heard in Senate Committee on Tuesday

The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee will hear and consider the 2013 Safe Commute Act on Tuesday, February 5 at 3:30 p.m. in the Legislative Plaza Room 12.

If enacted, the 2013 Safe Commute Act would recognize that hard-working Tennesseans’ right to self-defense does not end when they drive onto their employer’s property or into publicly accessible parking lots.  Senate Bill 142, sponsored by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-4), would allow individuals with a valid handgun carry permit to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in the permit holder’s privately-owned motor vehicle in public or private parking areas under certain conditions.

Please call AND e-mail members of the Senate Judiciary Committee TODAY and respectfully urge them to support Senate Bill 142 on February 5 using the contact information provided below.

Its companion bill, House Bill 118, sponsored by state Representative Jeremy Faison (R-11), has not been scheduled for a House committee hearing yet. Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org for updates on the progress of the 2013 Safe Commute Act.

Please contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee:

Senator Brian Kelsey (Chair)            
615-741-3036           
sen.brian.kelsey@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Doug Overbey (1st Vice Chair)
615-741-0981
sen.doug.overbey@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Stacey Campfield (2nd Vice Chair)                
615-741-1766           
sen.stacey.campfield@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Mike Bell
615-741-1946
sen.mike.bell@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Lowe Finney
615-741-1810           
sen.lowe.finney@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Ophelia Ford
615-741-1767           
sen.ophelia.ford@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Todd Gardenhire
615-741-6682           
sen.todd.gardenshire@capitol.tn.gov

Senator Mark Green
615-741-2374           
sen.mark.green@capitol.tn.gov

Senator John Stevens
(615) 741-4576     
sen.john.stevens@capitol.tn.gov