A recent law in Tennessee that allowed licensed gun owners to carry their firearms into establishments serving alcohol will be challenged.

The challenge comes from the state's attorney general's office, which says the law was very vague in its ultimate considerations. The law, in effect for only 4 months, passed last spring to say any licensed owner could carry their guns as long as they did not drink any alcohol and the bar or restaurant owner did not post signs barring firearms.

Gov. Phil Bredensen initially vetoed the bill, but it passed anyway. Now Sen. Doug Jackson, who was an original sponsor of the law, said he will work on a version that allows guns in establishments serving alcohol by the drink. 

Many states have laws barring gun owners from carrying firearms in any establishment where liquor is served. The laws stem from year's past, when firearms in bars lead to unsafe conditions. Many feel there is a trend toward private ownership of firearms for the first time in decades, which could explain Tennessee's shift toward more lax gun laws.

The increase in private ownership of firearms and the purchasing of bullets and ammunition has no clear cause, but many speculate proponents of the Second Amendment fear it may be challenged by the current administration.