Country Superstar and conservative advocate John Rich and Tennessee Firearms Association Executive Director John Harris discuss the Red Flag Down campaign on a Tennessee Stands podcast segment. The Red Flag Down campaign rolls out with a well funded statewide campaign to spread the word that most Tennesseans, polling shows at least 84%, reject the Governor’s…
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TFA joins GOA in SCOTUS amicus brief to challenge ATF’s bumpstock rule
On July 20, 2023, Tennessee Firearms Association joined Gun Owners of America, Inc., and other groups in submitting an amicus brief (“friend of the court”) in support of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (asking the Court to accept the appeal) the matter of Guedes et al. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…
Bill Lee Administration intentionally putting daycare children, workers and facilities at risk
July 17, 2023 – This past weekend Governor Bill Lee asserted it was “a disservice to parents and teachers” when Chief Drake in the Metropolitan Police Force in Nashville announced that Metro was not applying for $5.25 million in state funding for “School Resource Officers” (“SROs”). According to the news report, Metro Nashville made that…
Are Tennessee Republican Legislators planning alternative gun control legislation for the special session?
Governor Bill Lee has made it clear he is demanding a Red Flag law in Tennessee to take guns away from individuals that the “state” identifies as so dangerous that their constitutional rights must be infringed — while leaving that dangerous person at large in the community to do harm in other creative ways. Many…
TFA files amicus brief with Gun Owners of America to bring another “Bruen challenge” to the Gun Control Act.
On July 6, 2023, Tennessee Firearms Association joined Gun Owners of America, Inc., and Gun Owners Foundation in an amicus brief that was filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of US v. Patrick Daniels, Docket No. 22-60596. The appeal involves a claim that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)’s broad ban on…
Donald Trump Jr. is the Keynote Speaker for the TFALAC 2023 Annual Event
The Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee (TFALAC) has announced that Donald J. Trump, Jr., a nationally recognized Second Amendment advocate, will be the keynote speaker at its annual convention on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, Tennessee. The TFALAC 2023 Annual Event is part of an extremely important…
Rep. Chris Todd discusses his perspectives on Gov. Lee’s call for a special session to pass Red Flag gun control.
Rep. Chris Todd, representing District 73, made up of part of Madison County, responding to questions on Red Flag Laws, the Governor’s call for a Special Session for Gun Control and measures that could be taken by the legislature to bolster the 2nd Amendment and safety concerns. #RedFlagDown
Rep. Scott Cepicky discuss his concerns over Gov. Lee’s Special Session to enact Red Flag gun control.
Chairman Scott Cepicky, representing House District 64, comprised of part of Maury County, responding to questions on Red Flag Laws, the Governor’s call for a Special Session for Gun Control and measures that could be taken by the legislature to bolster the 2nd Amendment and safety concerns. #RedFlagDown
Federal Court “vacates” ATF new rule redefining a “frame or receiver”
A federal district judge in Texas ruled on June 30, 2023, that the ATF’s administrative rule which substantially expanded the Congressional phrase “frame or receiver” was unconstitutional and “vacated” the rule. See, Vanderstok, et al. v. Blackhawk Manufacturing Group, et al. v. Merrick Garland, et al. 4:22-cv-00691-O (N. D. Texas June 30, 2023). The ATF’s…
Rep. Jay Reedy discusses opposition to any Red Flag proposal and Gov. Lee’s agenda
Representative Jay Reedy, from District 74, comprised of Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart and part of Henry Counties, responding to questions on Red Flag Laws, the Governor’s call for a Special Session for Gun Control and measures that could be taken by the legislature to bolster the 2nd Amendment and safety concerns. #RedFlagDown