Posted: 5/19/2013 8:42:53 AM EDT
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Sc has CCW reciprocity with TN... Or is it TN has reciprocity with Sc? Anyway, I'll be going to the CMA fest in early June. I'm thinking of bringing my CCW with me. In a nutshell, what are the things and places I need to know that I can't CCW into?
I know I'll be going to the riverfront, Bridgestone arena, the new xfan experience building, and LP field... As well as being on the surrounding streets of nashville in the downtown area. I know I'm not legally able to carry a knife with more than 4" that is opening assisted. What else do I need to know? I don't want to get arrested and jail definitely doesn't appeal to me. |
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Don't carry on any school campus. There are a couple of college campuses downtown. Know where you are.
The gunbuster sign, gun with red circle slash, is law. The sign with the text of the law are also legal signs. Businesses with those signs are no carry. Many of the party disctricts in TN are no carry. Call ahead. City and county parks are hit or miss. State law allows local govs to not allow carry in parks. This includes zoos. Call ahead. I am sure i am forgetting something. There will be others along to fill in the gaps. |
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You can't carry any knife with a blade longer than 4 inches.
Nashville opted to ban carry in parks operated by the Metro Nashville government. Some of the park area in downtown Nashville does not look like parks (the greenway system being the worst about this). Greenway Maps Cumberland River-Downtown Greenway is the map you would most likely be interested in. |
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Sc has CCW reciprocity with TN... Or is it TN has reciprocity with Sc? Anyway, I'll be going to the CMA fest in early June. I'm thinking of bringing my CCW with me. In a nutshell, what are the things and places I need to know that I can't CCW into? I know I'll be going to the riverfront, Bridgestone arena, the new xfan experience building, and LP field... As well as being on the surrounding streets of nashville in the downtown area. I know I'm not legally able to carry a knife with more than 4" that is opening assisted. What else do I need to know? I don't want to get arrested and jail definitely doesn't appeal to me. First, your knife info is not quite accurate: 4" or less knife is OK, as long as it's not a true "automatic" (i.e., "switchblade")--autos are banned for carry. Assisted Openers do not meet the definition of a "switchblade" under TN law, & are OK for carry. Bridgestone has implemented semi-random scans...at least for hockey games, according to news reports. Nashville/Davidson County parks are off-limits, as are those in Williamson County (Franklin & Brentwood). State & national parks are good to go. FYI: State parks may still display a "Firearms Prohibited" sign--and they are, if you do not possess a carry permit. The law creates an exception for HCP holders Just FYI, & to avoid confusion because of similar names should you desire to partake of local history: CENTENNIAL Park (the one with the Parthenon) is a city park, & carry is prohibited. BICENTENNIAL Mall Park (near Farmer's Mkt, & overlooked by the State Capitol) is a state park, & carry is OK there. If you open carry, expect to be asked to show your permit by rangers. Oh, and Radnor Lake State Natural Area (a popular place) is a state park, & thus, OK. The Warner Parks are both Nashville city parks, & carry is banned. We allow open or concealed carry, but I recommend concealed. Just fewer problems that way. If you should accidentally end up in a place that's not posted, and management becomes aware you are carrying & subsequently asks you to leave (complaints by other patrons, bad attitude on their part, whatever), you must do so. Failure to comply leaves you liable for trespassing charges. Most places are OK, but some places...or some managers/workers...have an attitude, & may actually overstep their bounds (if the owner doesn't want to ban carry, but the manager's personal feelings are contrary, for instance). Even if this is the case, heed the request to leave, & do so. You may not consume ANY alcohol while carrying, or carry while consuming any alcohol. To borrow from Nike: JUST DON'T DO IT! Keep your head & use common sense, & you'll be OK. Have a safe trip, enjoy your visit, & spend lots of money!!! Regards, David |
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Thanks for the advice. That's why I posted here and not in general... I needed real answers.
I plan on being on the riverfront, lp field, and passing back and forth from lp field parking via the walkway over the river. I'll also be on Main Street some, by Bridgestone arena, in the fan fair experience building, and the country music hall of fame. I don't have a knife that's more than 4" blade wise, and it's not auto assisted. I don't drink a lot. I don't drink when carrying. I'm not looking to do any drinking while I'm there. I'll be spending some money while there... Some of it goes to help out local arts programs in nashville and Tennessee schools... Appreciate the facts. It sounds like I almost shouldn't... Because one of he parks is either bicentennial or centennial... I don't know which one it is and don't want to be out of obey acne with local laws... And I'm figuring that there are going to be metal detectors or security personnel with wands like they have every year at LP field and the riverfront... It's probably better I don't carry there. Open carry... The mere thought intimidates me and I'd rather not even think about doing something like that. |
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Thanks for the advice. That's why I posted here and not in general... I needed real answers. I plan on being on the riverfront, lp field, and passing back and forth from lp field parking via the walkway over the river. I'll also be on Main Street some, by Bridgestone arena, in the fan fair experience building, and the country music hall of fame. I don't have a knife that's more than 4" blade wise, and it's not auto assisted. I don't drink a lot. I don't drink when carrying. I'm not looking to do any drinking while I'm there. I'll be spending some money while there... Some of it goes to help out local arts programs in nashville and Tennessee schools... Appreciate the facts. It sounds like I almost shouldn't... Because one of he parks is either bicentennial or centennial... I don't know which one it is and don't want to be out of obey acne with local laws... And I'm figuring that there are going to be metal detectors or security personnel with wands like they have every year at LP field and the riverfront... It's probably better I don't carry there. Open carry... The mere thought intimidates me and I'd rather not even think about doing something like that. Check the greenway map for downtown. Crossing the pedestrian bridge to LP Field, you'll be crossing Nashville park property (no carry allowed). It's not something that looks like a park, but Metro Nashville parks department claims it, and fuzzy memory tells me that I saw a metro parks sign saying guns were not allowed, next to the LP Field end of the pedestrian bridge, It's stupid, but the Nashville liberals recoil in horror at any suggestion of allowing permit holders to carry on the greenways, even if the parks department's own reports show how many crimials are caught doing business on some of the greenways and in certain Nashville parks. If you are tempted, DO NOT follow the greenway system from LP Field to Shelby Park. |
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If you are tempted, DO NOT follow the greenway system from LP Field to Shelby Park. I wasn't aware the park connected LP with Shelby? I had to ride my bike down whatever the street is that comes out of Shelby (Davidson?) to get to the pedestrian bridge, etc. |
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The 'bike trail' between LP Field and Shelby park is part of the greenway system. At some point in the past, there was something, either on the park service website, or in an article quoting somebody from metro parks, stating that the long term plan was for the bike trail to eventually become another section of pedestrian trail greenway.
The change allowing the picture of a gun (in a circle with a diagonal slash - no words needed) to carry as much legal weight as the old signs with the correct wording and reference to the state law, was a compromise the state legislature made on one of the carry permit bills from the last few years (restaurant carry, I think). While we were snickering at the anti's that were passing out the worthless signs to restaurants, in protest of the possibility that we might get restaurant carry passed, the anti's were apparently working on slipping in a clause that would make those worthless signs legally binding. |
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The gunbuster sign, gun with red circle slash, is law. I don't believe that's correct. David Lewis can correct me if *I'm* wrong, but I believe the law states a bidness HAS to have both the TCA noted as well as wording prohibiting firearms. David?  Unfortunately, Bob, the "gun-busters" sign alone is now sufficient posting. A "no guns" sign isn't...if it's text, it has to be book, chapter & verse (or substantially similar) to be valid, and may also include the circle/slash, but alas, the circle/slash is now, as of the last changes to that part of the law, valid by itself. I don't know for certain about the Shelby Street Bridge being part of a greenway, & thus, technically, off-limits. Could be. However, all is not lost even if so...simply walk across the river from the NORTH end of LP field, crossing on the Woodland Street bridge. It's still a vehicular bridge, with sidewalks. It will put you at the top of the hill, about 2 blocks north of Riverfront park. Back in my callow youth, I was downtown for lots of things around Riverfront Park, & didn't carry (couldn't, legally, then, anyway). As I've grown older & wider...er, wiser, I go fewer places like that...especially with such large crowds...and carry, legally. Again, OP, I hope you have a great trip! David |
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Thanks for the advice. That's why I posted here and not in general... I needed real answers. I plan on being on the riverfront, lp field, and passing back and forth from LP field parking via the walkway over the river. I'll also be on Main Street some, by Bridgestone arena, in the fan fair experience building, and the country music hall of fame. . Sorry, I was a bit confused by this...then realized: the geography is wrong! Nashville's "main street" is called Broadway, or just Broad. It's part of US Highway 70, & runs east-west. It leads west from Riverfront Park, up the hill (the street numbers increase the further you get away from the river, and the numbered streets on the West side of the river are all "Avenues"), past the Bridgestone Arena & on west. We also have a "Main Street"...& it is across the river in East Nashville (early suburb). It leads east, then trends north, & is about a block north of LP field. The street numbers also increase as you head away from the river, & the streets are all "streets" on the East side of the river (confused? don't be...if you can keep this straight, it will help you keep your bearings). Be forewarned: sometimes, our streets change names for no apparent reason. Now, Briley Parkway is a beltway, basically circling the city...except that it changes names (without warning) a couple of times, masquerading as Thompson Lane, Woodmont Blvd, and Centennial Blvd at times. While it's in it's Briley Pkwy persona, it's mostly a controlled-acces, divided highway (interstate-type of road). I mention this, not only for the humourous aspect, but because you may visit the Grand Old Opry House, or the Opryland Hotel, both of which are on Brily Pkwy, and may truly need to know this. Old Hickory Blvd is good for some laughs, too...but it's too late to go into all of it's geographical mysteries! Oh, and avoid Dickerson Road, & parts of Lafayette/Murfreesboro Rd like the plague! Hookers abound, as do cops posing as hookers. David |