Gov. Phil Bredesen For The Second Year In A Row Has Vetoed A Bill To Allow Tennessee Handgun Permit Holders To Bring Their Weapons Into Bars And Restaurants That Serve Alcohol. The Democratic Governor Said In A Letter To Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey Of Blountville That He Based His Decision On The Principle That “Guns And Alcohol Don’t Mix.” Bredesen Vetoed A Similar Measure Last Year, Flanked By Law Enforcement Officers And Prosecutors Who Opposed The Bill, But He Was Easily Overridden By The Legislature. It Only Takes A Simple Majority In Both Chambers To Turn Back A Veto. The Law Was Later Declared Unconstitutionally Vague, So
Lawmakers This Year Passed A New Version.