Guns, Coming To A Handful Of Restaurants Near You

Despite the consensus among many Nashvillians that they'd rather not drink next to someone packing heat, the Metro Council will be unable to pass an ordinance prohibiting licensed beer retailers from allowing weapons into their establishment.

Metro lawyers have determined that the state's firearms statute pre-empts the city beer permit ordinance, which a group of council members had hoped to revise, Councilman Carter Todd said.

"It would have been a nice thing to do, but it didn't work out," Todd said.

According to Tygard, the surprising sponsor of the bill, the downside of having signs posted all over the city is that tourists will think we are more dangerous than we actually are. Of course, Hard Rock Cafe posts signs warning against patrons bringing in nuclear weapons, and I don't think their business has tapered off because of it...