NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP, abc24.com) - Rep. Curry Todd has resigned as chairman of a Republican firearms task force in the state House following his arrest on drunken driving and gun charges.
House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick said Thursday that he accepted the resignation because Todd "has other things to concentrate on."
McCormick, a Chattanooga Republican, said he will also decide this weekend whether to do away with the firearms panel altogether.
Todd, a retired Memphis police office, was arrested in Nashville Tuesday night after failing a roadside sobriety test and refusing to take a breath test. A loaded .38-caliber gun was found in a holster stuffed between the driver's seat and center console.
Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey of Blountville told reporters he wants to ensure that "no favoritism is paid" in Todd's case.
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