Challenge "Guns-in-bars" Law: Nashville attorneys David Randolph Smith & Adam Dread

Originally Posted by HexHead

There's the rub. They want the state to do their dirty work so they can keep their hands clean. If they put up a sign, they know they will drive away some prospective customers, and it costs them money. If they don't put up a sign, they will have some tables taken up by people prohibited by statute from purchasing their highest profit items, alcohol, so it costs them money.

If they can get the state law invalidated and everything stays the status quo, they don't alienate prospective customers with a sign at the door and gun owners won't be able to carry in the restaurant and they can still sell them drinks, beer and wine.

Whenever you're wondering about stuff or motivations that just don't make sense, just follow the money.

Check my thread: "New Line of Thought"

Wouldn't it be a hoot if 15, 20 or more people showed up at one of Rayburn' places about lunch time and just had coffee or tea. Just occupied table space thereby preventing the meal-buying clientelle from spending money? No weapons, no holsters just a bunch of non eating coffee drinkers (hope refills are free)

Originally Posted by Billco

Wouldn't it be a hoot if 15, 20 or more people showed up at one of Rayburn' places about lunch time and just had coffee or tea. Just occupied table space thereby preventing the meal-buying clientelle from spending money? No weapons, no holsters just a bunch of non eating coffee drinkers (hope refills are free)

Although this sounds dangerously "Liberal", it is exactly the kind of tactic that is legal and gets attention. Make sure you make an anonymous call to the press before you do it!

Originally Posted by Billco

Wouldn't it be a hoot if 15, 20 or more people showed up at one of Rayburn' places about lunch time and just had coffee or tea. Just occupied table space thereby preventing the meal-buying clientelle from spending money? No weapons, no holsters just a bunch of non eating coffee drinkers (hope refills are free)

And don't forget to stiff the waiter(ess) on the tip. They might be the John (Jane) Does in the lawsuit.

Originally Posted by Billco

Wouldn't it be a hoot if 15, 20 or more people showed up at one of Rayburn' places about lunch time and just had coffee or tea. Just occupied table space thereby preventing the meal-buying clientelle from spending money? No weapons, no holsters just a bunch of non eating coffee drinkers (hope refills are free)

Or you could make a bunch of anonymous dinner reservations on their website for during prime dining hours. It wouldn't really prove a point, but it would be a nuisance for the restaurants.

Originally Posted by BrandonTN

Or you could make a bunch of anonymous dinner reservations on their website for during prime dining hours. It wouldn't really prove a point, but it would be a nuisance for the restaurants.

Exactly. Sounds like these restuarant owners have too much time on their hands anyway. Maybe they need something else to worry about besides filling frivolous lawsuits against the state and taking indirect shots at the 2A.

Originally Posted by Billco

Wouldn't it be a hoot if 15, 20 or more people showed up at one of Rayburn' places about lunch time and just had coffee or tea. Just occupied table space thereby preventing the meal-buying clientelle from spending money? No weapons, no holsters just a bunch of non eating coffee drinkers (hope refills are free)

I wonder if their coffee is as hot as McDonald's

Since they're all concerned about liability and all....

Lawsuit to be heard on Tuesday with Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman. I googled her to try and get a read on her past decisions.

She did side with the ACLU in forcing CCA to make documents available, saying that they were acting as agents of the government and thus subject to the open records law. She didn't give them legal fees.

She prevented the English Only referendum from being on the Nov. 2008 ballot, but she handed Rayburn's attorney a defeat by allowing the Jan. 2009 special election to take place. Smith was representing the main plaintiff, some Guatemalan that couldn't speak English.

She ruled against the TN Restaurant Assoc., making them pay millions in workers comp costs.

She appears not to be a liberal activist and handed Smith his ass as recently as January of this year.

Didn't see this posted yet

Nashville - Nashville Scene - Bites - Egerton Joins Rayburn in Taking Up Arms Against Guns in Bars; Hearing Re-scheduled for July 13

Hearing rescheduled for the 13th of July... if the judge takes it under advisment and renders judgement at a later date, will the law go into effect on the 14th?

ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY.

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