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8. [TN] Tennessee passes bill against private gun-free zones, but the press gets the bill wrong
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A bill signed into law in Tennessee has been misreported by the press (another surprise). The story and others say:

"As of July 1, if a handgun carry permit holder in Tennessee is injured, suffers bodily injury or death, incurs economic loss or expense, property damage or any other compensable loss on a property posted as a gun-free zone, they can sue the person or entity who stripped them of their right to self defense.”

The trouble is that the bill was modified before it got passed and the modified bill does not work that way. It actually works by giving civil suit immunity to businesses that don’t ban guns. That’s not nearly as good. Here’s the key language in the bill that passed:

" (a) A person, business, or other entity
that owns, controls, or manages property and has the authority to prohibit
weapons on that property by posting, pursuant to§ 39-17-1359, shall be
immune from civil liability with respect to any claim based on such
person's, business's, or other entity's failure to adopt a policy that
prohibits weapons on the property by posting pursuant to§ 39-17-1359.

(b) Immunity under this subsection (a) does
not apply to a person, business, or other entity whose conduct or failure to
act is the result of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. “

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One of the incorrect articles:

http://bearingarms.com/jenn-j/2016/06/2 ... literally/

or

http://tinyurl.com/hs9g2bw