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Tennessee is like many other states, and they have pockets of more liberal views. These many times focus themselves around universities, major metropolitan and capitol city areas. In turn, there is a liberal influence on the law making due to input from these people being in close proximity or having input into the legislation and legislators.

Tennessee has always had a stigma of being a 'rough and rowdy' hillbilly state, with them brewing moonshine and shooting up the town on Saturday nights when everyone came back from the 'Stills in the Hills'. And, partially that was true in the mountain areas. I think this is why the more liberal folks around the capitol of Nashville worked to to try and keep that curtailed when they enacted gun laws, whether it was real or just a perceived view.

This is really not much different that many states where the liberal pockets and voices influence the legislation and control over what laws are enacted statewide. Think Illinois, and even Texas somewhat.

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Off topic, but actually, Granny mentioned she was from Tennessee, but they never said what state they were from. All indications are they came from northwest Arkansas or southwest Missouri in the Ozark Mountains as they talked about Silver Dollar City, Joplin, Branson and Eureka Springs. That is my old stomping grounds to the west of where I grew up.

Now, on topic, you may think Tennessee is like that, but not necessarily. You will find there are male chauvinists in many areas and probably just as many or more in Texas as there are in other states.