Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) and Rep. Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) are proposing to modernize Tennessee's beer tax law, and they seem to have a lot of supporters.

The statewide Fix The Beer Tax campaign began last week in Nashville with a gathering of more than 400 people and resulted in large social media support for the campaign.

Tennessee beer tax in 2008 caught and surpassed Alaska as the top state taxer of beer.

"The current tax policy allows the tax rate to rise unchecked at such dramatic rise that it is now impacting competiveness, economic opportunity, and costs and choice for consumers," said Tennessee Malt Beverage Association president Rich Foge.

There will be a Beer Tax Reform Rally held Friday at the Young Avenue Deli from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen held a news conference Saturday to address the president's concerns about gun control.

Cohen said he's a gun owner and believes the right to bear arms extends to individuals.

However, he says all laws need limitations.

"In this case, I don't think the Constitution envisioned people having assault weapons and I think the assault weapons ban needs to be re-imposed and I think there needs to be a limit on the number of magazines that give people the ability to shoot 30 bullets in no time at all along the lines of Newtown. The fact these children were killed brings it home even more," he said.

Cohen's friend Congresswoman Gabby Giffords survived being shot by a gunman - who was angry about her policies - at a public event last year.

He used today's news conference to say he supports the president's Gun Control Task Force.

Cohen's news conference also gave the Mid-South insight into the impact of the failed "Fiscal Cliff" talks.