Don't call a buddy, nowhere to bring a friend. A halt on gun shows starting next year at The Fairgrounds Nashville will stand after a Nashville judge handed gun show operator Bill Goodman another loss in his ongoing legal fight with Metro.
Bill Goodman, of Bill Goodman's Gun and Knife Shows, filed suit against Metro in April along with the Tennessee Firearms Association over the Metro fair board's decision to halt any future gun shows on the property unless gun show operators agree to new rules and regulations. In July, Davidson County Chancellor Carol McCoy threw out that lawsuit, essentially ruling that Goodman did not have a guaranteed right to contract with Metro and, thus, his rights were not being violated by the new policy.Â
Goodman's lawyers had filed a motion to alter or amend McCoy's order dismissing the case and if their motion had been granted, the case would have started up again in front of a new judge — McCoy retired earlier this month. Their motion was denied by Chancellor Bill Young, although indications are they plan to appeal.Â
"Their frivolous lawsuits would be funny if their endgame was not so deadly and devastating to our community," said Fair Board member Kenny Byrd.
