Senate passes handguns-in-parks bill

Source: The tennessean
People with handgun carry permits could bring their weapons into all state and local parks in Tennessee, under a bill the Senate passed on Monday.
The measure sponsored by Republican Senate Judiciary Chairwoman Mae Beavers of Mt. Juliet was approved on a 24-8 vote.
The bill would allow permit holders to carry handguns in all local parks, unless local governments specifically vote to ban them.
The point of this bill is to give law-abiding and responsible permit holders a fighting chance when confronted by a rapist or a murderer while within a local or state park," Beavers said. LinkHere