"Guns in Bars" is back

Via the Tennessean:

A new bill that would let handgun owners take their weapons into any bar or restaurant in Tennessee has started to make its way through the legislature, setting up another possible showdown over gun rights later this year.

The House Judiciary Criminal Practice and Procedure Subcommittee passed a bill Wednesday that its supporters say would clear up confusion created last year when the legislature first attempted to change the law to let gun owners carry in restaurants that serve alcohol.

But critics are already taking aim at the measure, which its sponsors filed Monday — less than two days before the hearing took place. Opponents say the bill would effectively open all bars and restaurants to firearms, including places that primarily make their money selling alcohol.