Bullshit Alert: Rep. Curry Todd Lying Again About Guns-In-Bars Bill

To counter the governor's veto of his guns-in-bars bill, Rep. Curry Todd is retreating to an old argument. He's claiming again that his bill would allow possession of firearms only in restaurants that happen to serve alcoholic beverages like Chuck E. Cheese or O'Charley's. Here's Todd's statement:

I intend to proceed with this bill, and override the veto. I'm disappointed that the governor would use his veto power to abridge the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Tennesseans. I'm also disappointed that the governor would perpetuate the myth that this is a 'guns in bars' bill. This bill allows law-abiding Tennesseans with a handgun carry permit to carry in a restaurant in order to protect and defend themselves in the unfortunate event that they would need to do so.

So we're back where we started, with Todd and his buddies innocently batting their eyes and contending that under their bill—oh no!—licensed gunmen couldn't walk into Tootsie's Orchid Lounge and other outright honky tonks with six-shooters strapped to their hips. Of course, they could, and the gun nuts know it. We've come to expect no better from Todd, who lied to the House when he said he'd drop his bill if an 11 p.m. curfew for possession of guns in bars were eliminated. The Senate did kill the curfew and—surprise!—Todd immediately did an about-face on that issue. He claimed his word was only good until the bill passed the House, then all bets were off. Who knew? If the NRA yahoos truly think this bill is a good idea, they should defend it on its merits (whatever they may be) and stop muddying the debate with blatant bullshit.

, who has apparently been watching too many westerns on TV: "There's going to be a showdown like at the OK Corral, except that the legislative branch and the people of Tennessee are going to win this one. ... It puts me into a position like Wyatt Earp." Update: Speaking of bullshit,

has commented. She says she knows better than the state's police chiefs and prosecutors. Guns in bars would reduce crime, she insists, it really would!

"Gov. Bredesen's veto is a rejection of the desires of most Tennesseans and an overwhelming and bipartisan majority of legislators. It is a slap in the face to law-abiding citizens across the Volunteer State who have carry permits and the wrong decision especially in light of Tennessee's rising violent crime rate."

Update II:

: "No problem. We'll just override the veto. I'm not worried about that at all."