The Judicial Committee Hearing Video on SB 0250

01 March 2013 Below is the link to the full video of the committee hearing in Nashville, TN over Senate Bill 0250, which would make any Federal law restricting firearms null and void in Tennessee, and make it a Class B Felony to any federal agent who tries to enforce an unconstitutional weapons ban/restriction federal law in our state. Chairman Kelsey was quite comfortable with saying half-truths and twisting the words of our Founding Fathers, and Senator Stevens' argument that law enforcement in his districts were concerned about having to arrest friends and neighbors they work with every day. This argument is ridiculous, because that's what law enforcement does every day! Arrest people in their communities! The whole point of this bill was not to have an excuse to arrest federal agents, as was proven when Senator Mae Beavers [sponsor] amended it before the vote ]an amendment that passed] to take the penalty from a Class B Felony to a Class A Misdemeanor [which allowed police to only issue a citation], but to keep Tennesseeans legal with any firearm they chose to possess or buy, provided they were manufactured in Tennessee, so that Tennesseeans could not be prosecuted by the Federal government! I was at this hearing and was amazed at the knowledge of "Huldah" and her demeanor. I thought we had it in the bag. But the bill is still alive and we need to really get on those who voted "No" to get them to vote "Yes" next time around. But we need to do it politely. Don't send nasty e-mails or make nasty phone calls. We need to convince the nay-sayers by being intelligent and polite with our beliefs in the Constitution.