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Coach Willard Ross Act of 2009

By Baker Associates

In 2007, a Clarksville coach and teacher, Willard Ross, was shot and killed by a stray bullet in a Wal-Mart parking lot. The man who shot Coach Ross had a prior criminal record and did not have lawful possession of the handgun. After receiving a letter from Mr. Ross?s family, representative Joe Pitts along with Senator Tim Barnes sponsored a bill intended to give law enforcement officers another tool to keep guns out of the hands of felony offenders. The law was passed in May 2009 and was officially entitled the Coach Willard Ross Act of 2009. Effective July 1, 2009, the Act creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for purchases or attempted purchases of firearms by those who are prohibited from owning, possessing or purchasing firearms by state or federal law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on August 24, 2009 (boomark / email).