Author Archives: John Harris

Election Week 2026: August 6 Is Not the Finish Line

Election Week 2026: August 6 Is Not the Finish Line

The Tennessee Firearms Association is carefully watching the August 6 Tennessee primaries. Every Tennessean who cares about the Second Amendment, constitutional government, and honest public service should be watching as well. TFA has worked for more than three decades to restore the Second Amendment to its full force. Some progress has been made, but Tennessee…

Election Week 2026: What TFA Can and Cannot Tell You

Tennessee’s August primary election is Thursday, August 6, 2026. As Election Day approaches, Tennessee Firearms Association is receiving a substantial number of questions about candidate surveys, interviews, campaign contributions, and endorsements. The most common question is straightforward: Who has TFA endorsed? More precisely, the most common theme is who is TFA supporting in the Republican…

The Most Important August Races That You May Be Ignoring

Tennessee’s State Executive Committee Elections Matter On August 6, 2026, Tennessee voters will select candidates for governor, Congress, the General Assembly, and other public offices. Republican and Democratic primary voters will also elect the members of their parties’ State Executive Committees. These races may appear near the bottom of the ballot, but they should not…

TFA Interviews Republican Gubernatorial Candidates – well, it tried to…

Tennessee’s August 2026 primary will select the Republican nominee for governor in 2026. As a practical matter, that primary IS the election and the November general election will likely be nothing more than a formality. Tennessee Firearms Association sent its written 27 question survey to all Tennessee candidates for Governor and the Legislature. Of the…

TFA 2026 Candidate Survey for Tennessee Legislature

TFA 2026 Candidate Survey for Tennessee Legislature

The Tennessee Firearms Association has released the results of its 2026 candidate survey for candidates for the Tennessee Legislature. The survey was provided to candidates as an opportunity to state, in writing, their positions on specific Second Amendment, constitutional-rights, judicial-review, firearms-law, due-process, preemption, and firearms-commerce issues that may come before Tennessee’s next governor and the…

Supreme Court’s Wolford v. Lopez Decision May Have A Major Impact on the Hughes v. Lee Appeal

On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued an important Second Amendment decision in Wolford v. Lopez. That decision may have a major impact on the pending challenge to Tennessee’s “intent to go armed” law and the “parks” gun ban in Hughes v. Lee. Hughes v. Lee is the Tennessee case that was…

TFA’s 2026 Survey – Marsha Blackburn Was Sent the Survey — She Did Not Respond

Tennessee Firearms Association has received repeated questions regarding its 2026 Tennessee Governor Candidate Survey. The most frequent questions have been whether the survey was sent to Marsha Blackburn and whether she responded. The answer to both questions is direct. Yes, the survey was sent to Marsha Blackburn. No, Marsha Blackburn did not respond. TFA mailed…

TFA 2026 Candidate Survey for Tennessee Governor

The Tennessee Firearms Association has released the results of its 2026 candidate survey for candidates for Governor of Tennessee. The survey was provided to candidates as an opportunity to state, in writing, their positions on specific Second Amendment, constitutional-rights, judicial-review, firearms-law, due-process, preemption, and firearms-commerce issues that may come before Tennessee’s next governor and the…

Support your candidate in TFA’s 2026 Poll for Governor

Tennessee’s upcoming August gubernatorial primaries have generated significant interest and discussion across the state. To help better understand the views of our members, supporters, and broader community, TFA is conducting an informal poll. The poll will be open for only a few days, and we encourage you to participate now. Your response will help provide…