There are areas of Memphis that I will drive 30 mins out of the way to avoid. Those same areas are ones that I know for a fact Memphis PD refuses to patrol and will only venture into in order to respond to emergencies, even then, no less than three patrol cars respond. Alas, I digress...Keith B wrote: There are many areas of Memphis you need to openly carry 2 side arms and an AR-15 if you get out of your APC.
I think this will meet a ton of opposition. When the bill to allow concealed carry in restaurants that served even small amounts of alcohol was introduced there were numerous restaurant owners that made sure to rally together and post their restaurants off-limits for concealed carry. While it will more than likely pass due to the large amount of unincorporated and rural areas in Tennessee, I think this will meet the same death from a business standpoint and cause a lot more signs to be posted to prohibit open OR concealed carry.
Really wish it had passed, not because I fancy the idea of OC myself, but because it represents citizens being given their Constitutional rights back. Give it some time and I'm sure like you said the unincorporated and rural areas will eventually get it through.