On June 23, 2022, the Supreme Court decided the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association case in favor of protecting your Second Amendment rights. Tennessee Firearms Association had joined with other organizations and represented your interest in amicus filings in that case. But today, there is more great news. On June 30, 2022, the…
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TFA’s 2022 Candidate Pledge to stop the abuses of agencies like the ATF
On June 29, 2022, 25 House Republicans sent a letter to ATF demanding answer to questions – questions about why the reported rate of ATF’s license revocations is up approximately 500% in the mere 11 month window following Joe Biden’s public declaration of his intent to increase revocations through zero tolerance of even unintentional regulatory…
What does a Supreme Court decision involving the EPA have to do with Second Amendment rights?
On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its 6-3 opinion (Roberts) in West Virginia, et al., v. Environmental Protection Agency et al., Supreme Court 20-1530 (note: Tennessee did not participate as a party or amicus in the case). At issue in this case were regulations that were adopted by the Environmental Protection…
US Supreme Court Decision raises questions about whether Tennessee’s “gun laws” are unconstitutional
On June 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its long awaited 6-3 decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. v. Bruwen, et al, No: 20-843. It is an extensive 135 page opinion of which the majority opinion by Justice Thomas is 63 pages. This opinion will generate…
TFA’s “Red Flag” Candidate Pledge for 2022 Elections
Across the nation, elected officials and candidates for office are again talking about “reasonable” gun control options in order to “make us safer”. Those candidates often speak in terms of the need for various gun control efforts including “Red Flag” laws. But, no matter what they are called all of these proposals are clear and…
TFA’s 2022 Candidate Survey
Tennessee Firearms Association has conducted its 2022 candidate survey. TFA sends out survey questionnaires to candidates for the offices of governor, state House of Representatives and state Senate. Rather than give “ratings” or “endorsements” which can be misleading and/or influenced by inappropriate factors, the TFA is releasing a copy of the blank survey that was…
Democrats are not the only threat to your right to defend yourself.
This week the House of Representatives under Nancy Pelosi’s leadership passed a massive, sweeping and clearly unconstitutional set of bills as they attempted to leverage a political agenda on the back of the nation’s emotional response to the recent mass murder of innocent individuals in several different events. Most conservatives, gun owners and 2nd Amendment…
Tennessee is a dangerous state for gun owning vacationers – and Republicans did it on purpose
Tennessee promotes itself as a great vacation destination. The Smokies, several state and federal parks, greenways are everywhere, cave systems, waterfalls, and even some entertainment in the “blue city” cesspools for those willing to put their lives at risk. But vacationers and tourists must be careful because Tennessee’s two recent Republican governors and its Republic…
Tennessee’s Gun Control Advocates celebrating the failures of Tennessee’s Governor and Republican legislators
A news report from the Johnson City Press on May 16, 2022, provides further evidence that Bill Lee and the Tennessee Legislature, under the absolute control of a Republican super majority, should be viewed as complete failures on their sworn oaths to protect our constitutionally protected rights in Tennessee. As noted in the Johnson City…
Tennessee Legislature’s hypocritical problem with public transparency exposed again
The Tennessee Legislature, particularly the House of Representatives, has a chronic problem with its concept of transparency. It has a clear history and current character for taking care of “the People’s business” in ways that make it impossible for the People to actually track and monitor what the Legislature is doing. This is not an…