On January 6, 2026, Bill Lee and Jonathan Skrmetti, in their respective official capacities, filed their brief with the Tennessee Court of Appeals in their appeal of the unanimous three-judge trial court ruling in Hughes et al. v. Lee, et al. The state’s brief shows the state cannot defend Tennessee’s gun-carry statutes as written. Rather…
On September 30, 2025, the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued a “stay” of the three-judge trial court’s ruling in Hughes et al. v. Lee et al which ruling declared two of Tennessee’s gun control statutes unconstitutional. Although the trial court ruling declared these two statutes unconstitutional, it did not issue an injunction which would have…
On September 26, 2025, the Plaintiffs/Appellees in Hughes, et al., v. Bill Lee, et al. filed a lengthy response in opposition to a request by Governor Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti in which they asked the Tennessee Court of Appeals to “stay” the three-judge panel’s ruling striking down two of Tennessee’s gun control…
On August 22, 2025, a three-judge panel completely struck down as unconstitutional in a summary judgment ruling in favor of the Plaintiffs two of Tennessee’s more onerous gun control statutes – one which makes it a crime to carry a firearm with the “intent to go armed” and another which banned carrying certain weapons in…
On September 10, 2025, the three-judge panel that ruled two of Tennessee’s gun control statutes unconstitutional and void likewise completely rejected the request of Governor Bill Lee, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and the other state Defendants to allow them to continue to ignore the court’s ruling and to thereby continue to enforce these statutes pending…
On August 22, 2025, a three judge panel completely struck down as unconstitutional two of Tennessee’s more egregious gun control statutes – one which makes it a crime to carry a firearm with the “intent to go armed” and another which banned carrying certain weapons in parks, greenways, campgrounds and other recreational areas. This ruling…
In 2014 Tennessee enacted an “exception” to the draconian statutory scheme in Tennessee that makes it a crime to “carry with the intent to go armed … a firearm” anywhere, at any time, even in your own home or on your own property. See, TCA 39-17-1307(a) & (e). Of course, there are statutory “defenses” to…
The Memphis City Council took official action in 2024 to propose to the voters on November 5, 2024, that they adopt amendments to the Memphis Charter that addressed various firearms related topics. The City Council’s Proposed Ordinance specifically said that it would go into effect on January 1, 2025, and a provision regarding the sales…
Tennessee Firearms Association is one of the parties that sued the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to obtain access under Tennessee “Open Records” law to the writings and materials seized from and related to the Covenant Shooter including whatever documents Metro officials have publicly referred to as a “Manifesto.” These “open records” lawsuits…
On February 16, 2023, a lawsuit was filed by Stephen L. Hughes, Duncan O’Mara, Elaine Kehel, Gun Owners of America, Inc., and Gun Owners Foundation against Bill Lee, in his official capacity as the governor of the state of Tennessee and also against Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti in his official capacity. See, Stephen L. Hughes,…