NASHVILLE, Tennessee –
A bill to ban the sale of cold beer and alcoholic drinks in Tennessee is getting attention, but there’s more to the legislation. Part of it would also cap the number of drinks people can have a restaurants and bars.
But before people rush to a store for their last cold beer or go to a bar one final time with no drink limit, they may want to hear from the person behind the legislation.
“When you are affected in a situation by a drunk driver you look at things differently,” said Rep. Ron Gant, R-Piperton.
He was a victim in a drunk driving crash two years ago in Hardeman County. That’s when a drunk driver crossed the median and hit Gant’s car head on. He was airlifted and hospitalized for weeks with 14 broken bones.
“The reason you see me walk with a cane is I still have a …