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'Gun-Free Zones' in Tennessee now liable for harm caused to firearm permit holders
'Gun-Free Zones' in Tennessee now liable for harm caused to firearm permit holders
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) A person, business, or other entity that owns, controls, or manages property and has the authority to prohibit weapons on that property by posting, pursuant to § 39-17-1359, shall be immune from civil liability with respect to any claim based on such person's, business's, or other entity's failure to adopt a policy that prohibits weapons on the property by posting pursuant to § 39-17-1359.
(b) Immunity under this subsection (a) does not apply to a person, business, or other entity whose conduct or failure to act is the result of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016, the public welfare requiring it.
Should have been that way already.
You really need to read the law carefully. This is what the law is saying:
I enter a store that is NOT posted. I get shot in the store. I cannot sue the store for failure to prohibit firearms by posting the sign.
Ohio Revised Code, Section 2923.126. You can click the link in my signature if you're interested in reading it.As far as I know, there is no such explicit law in any other state.
Ohio Revised Code, Section 2923.126. You can click the link in my signature if you're interested in reading it.