TN Lawmaker Arrested on Gun Charges, Driving Drunk

[Faygo Kid]

Source: Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state Rep. Curry Todd, a lead sponsor of a law allowing handgun carry permit holders to bring guns into bars, has been arrested on charges of drunken driving and possession of a gun while under the influence.

Police say in court documents that the Collierville Republican was pulled over in Nashville late Tuesday. He allegedly failed a roadside sobriety test and refused to take a breathalyzer. A loaded Smith & Wesson 38 Special was found in a holster stuffed between the driver seat and the center console.

The name of a lawyer for Todd, who is a former Memphis police officer, could not immediately be located. A spokesman for the House Republican Caucus had no immediate comment on the arrest.

Todd's arrest was first reported by WSMV-TV.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/10/12/us/AP-US-TN-Lawmaker-Gun-Arrest.html?_r=1&hp

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From another article: "This is not Todd's first brush with the spotlight. He took a lot of criticism last year for comparing pregnant illegal immigrants to "reproducing rats."

Charmer. Predictable.

[wilt the stilt]

1. Call Judson Phillips of Tea party fame

this is his specialty. lowest level of an attorney.

[Ikonoklast]

2. Now, all he needed was naked teenager in the seat next to him

and he would have got a Hat Trick!

[oldhippydude]

3. yep

especially if it was a boy!!

[russspeakeasy]

18. I wonder if they checked his trunk ?

[Ikonoklast]

19. Look, that dead hooker was in there when he bought the car.

He's an ex-cop, rules are for Civilians...ask any cop, they'll tell you.

[asjr]

4. That man has Redneck written all

over him.

[monmouth]

5. I was so hoping it was Marsha, Marsha...sigh....n/t

[tosh]

6. Yes...sigh...n/t

[dotymed]

13. Me too. Blackburn makes Palin seem sane. n/t

[Auntie Bush]

16. I can't stand that pushy woman,,,she makes me sick!

:puke:

[Tippy]

7. K&R.....Recon the Koch's will bail him out?

Rep. Curry Todd (R-95), ALEC State Chairman,<123> Member of ALEC Board of Directors<124> and Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force Member

[d_r]

8. you can't make this stuff up.

[LynneSin]

9. Got probably has the smallest dick out there - which is why he drinks and carries a gun

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Real men don't need to prove how tough they are by carrying a gun.

[safeinOhio]

12. when driving drunk you need a loaded gun..

A lot of road rage from all those hot heads you run off the road.

[LynneSin]

15. Personally I think you need it if you're looking to win the Darwin Award

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards

recognize individuals who contribute to human evolution by self-selecting themselves out of the gene pool, through putting themselves (unnecessarily) in life-threatening situations.

[Swede Atlanta]

10. Not surprising..........

[glinda]

11. You can't make this stuff up.

[gratuitous]

14. I'm sure Rep. Todd has a reasonable explanation

After all, as a responsible gun owner (Nobody got shot did they, gun grabbers? Huh?) it's his Second Amendment right to be packing heat at all times in all places, and just because he's driving drunk is no reason he has to give up his civil rights! The libruls in Tennesssee are just going to blow this all out of proportion.

[MinneapolisMatt]

17. "Curry" he must be mooslim or somethin!!111111!!1

What an idiot.

[Paladin]

20. He's All Yours, Gun Enthusiasts.

You just never can have enough degenerate, hypocritical scofflaws standing up for your side of the gun militancy issue. Nice job, Rep. Todd, keep up the good work. Oh, by the way, Ted Nugent and Hank Williams, Jr. want to talk to you---they've written a song in praise of your exploits. I see an NRA flintlock in your future.....

[Tx4obama]

21. Sponsor Of Tennessee Guns In Bars Bill Arrested While Driving Drunk With Gun

Source: Alan.com

Tennessee State Rep. Curry Todd, who sponsored a law making it legal to bring guns into bars in Tennessee, has been charged with possessing a handgun while driving drunk.

Police said he failed a roadside sobriety test and refused to take a Breathalyzer test. A loaded .38-caliber gun was found in a holster stuffed between the driver’s seat and center console…

Todd sponsored a 2009 bill to let people with handgun carry permits take their weapons into businesses that serve alcohol, provided they don’t drink. Although police and prosecutors spoke out against it, the measure passed and easily survived a veto from former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen.

A judge later declared the law unconstitutionally vague but the Legislature addressed those issues in a new version that became a law last year.

Read more: http://www.alan.com/2011/10/12/sponsor-of-tennessee-guns-in-bars-bill-arrested-while-driving-drunk-with-gun/

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Alan.com is Alan Colmes' LIBERALAND site.

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[ProgressiveProfessor]

24. Be good if they deleted this one and most of the clones

[Tx4obama]

27. Did a search in LBN for State Rep. Curry Todd before I posted and nothing came up.

So, if there's another one in LBN then it must be hiding pretty good!

[ProgressiveProfessor]

23. Multple similar posts

[onehandle]

25. Bad gun news is bad. nt

[Initech]

26. Would this fall under "what goes around comes around"?