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Encouraging Hidden Handguns Costs Tennessee Conventions, Tourists
14 January 2010
Tennessean (Nashville)
The state's restaurant and bar owners have made no secret of their opposition to Tennessee's guns-in-bars law, saying the prospect of armed patrons, or a sign keeping guns out of an establishment, is bad for business.
Now, the leaders of the Nashville and Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureaus are saying the law has hurt local tourism efforts, claiming that other cities are using the guns-in-bars measure to lure visitors away from Tennessee.
"It's probably the single... (GunPolicy.org)