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His time in the Marines made Kevin Madachik a fan of the AR-15 rifle.
It's why he built his own when he left the service but he doesn't get why it's such a controversial gun.
"I just don't understand there would be a fear of this particular gun the way it looks," said Madachik.
There's a new effort in Tennessee to ensure people continue having access to guns like the AR-15.
State Representative Joe Carr filed a bill to make it a crime for Federal Agents to enforce any new bans on military style rifles or magazines.
"It's our intent to push back on the Federal Government's ever increasing encroachment not only over personal liberties but on our state sovereignty," said Carr. "Tennessee is not New York. We'll let Governor Cuomo speak for New York and let the citizens of Tennessee Speak to the Tennessee General Assembly with regards to whether this is a good idea."
Some Democrats already say it isn't.
Representative Sherry Jones scoffs at the idea local authorities could arrest Federal Agents for enforcing gun laws.
"I think it's an attempt to get some publicity," said Jones. "We can not say that we're gonna charge a Federal agency with a misdemeanor for enforcing the laws of the country."
Carr's bill still needs to pass the State Legislature and possibly legal challenges.
It's why he built his own when he left the service but he doesn't get why it's such a controversial gun.
"I just don't understand there would be a fear of this particular gun the way it looks," said Madachik.
There's a new effort in Tennessee to ensure people continue having access to guns like the AR-15.
State Representative Joe Carr filed a bill to make it a crime for Federal Agents to enforce any new bans on military style rifles or magazines.
"It's our intent to push back on the Federal Government's ever increasing encroachment not only over personal liberties but on our state sovereignty," said Carr. "Tennessee is not New York. We'll let Governor Cuomo speak for New York and let the citizens of Tennessee Speak to the Tennessee General Assembly with regards to whether this is a good idea."
Some Democrats already say it isn't.
Representative Sherry Jones scoffs at the idea local authorities could arrest Federal Agents for enforcing gun laws.
"I think it's an attempt to get some publicity," said Jones. "We can not say that we're gonna charge a Federal agency with a misdemeanor for enforcing the laws of the country."
Carr's bill still needs to pass the State Legislature and possibly legal challenges.
Thursday, January 17 2013, 01:50 PM CST
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Tishomingo County voters OK beer, alcohol sales
May 22, 2013 23:38 GMT
IUKA, Miss. (AP) -- Tishomingo County is the latest Mississippi jurisdiction to legalize alcohol sales.
Voters approved the sale of liquor, wine and beer Tuesday, reports the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/13JCcix).
It wasn't clear referendums would pass until affidavit ballots were counted Wednesday.
With more than half Tishomingo County's voters casting ballots, legalizing alcohol passed by 42 votes, while legalizing beer and light wine passed by 73. The county borders Alabama and Tennessee.
Lawmakers legalized liquor at a proposed resort at the county's Bay Springs Lake in 2010, but it wasn't built.
Greene County voters legalized beer sales last year, while Corinth, New Albany and Senatobia have legalized alcohol sales under a 2012 law that allows cities to hold votes.
Mississippi has 13 remaining counties that allow no beer or alcohol sales.
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