On Friday, September 3, 2021, Tennessee Firearms Association joined Gun Owners of America and other conservative 2nd Amendment advocacy groups in submitting an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in the case of W. Clark Aposhian v, Merrick Garland, Attorney General, et al. (No. 21-159). This case was initially filed in Utah as…
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May a police officer stop an individual who is carrying a handgun in Tennessee?
Tennessee now has the potential for millions of adults to carry a handgun in Tennessee with or without a permit. That environment gives rise to a significant question in Tennessee which is – if a law enforcement officer sees an individual carrying a handgun in public is that sufficient to allow the officer to make…
TFA files amicus brief in Sixth Circuit opposing “bump stock” ban
On August 2, 2021, Tennessee Firearms Association and 9 other similar state organizations filed an amicus brief in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to support a lawsuit by Gun Owners of America which seeks to have the ATF’s administrative reclassification of “bump stock” devices to be considered machineguns and thus contraband. In March 2021,…
Federal attack on 2nd Amendment underscores need for strong 10th Amendment legislation in Tennessee
History has proven that true constitutional rights are always in jeopardy when progressives, socialists, and even moderates are in control at the local, state or federal levels. The fact is that your constitutional rights are in jeopardy at any time that true conservative constitutional stewards do not have full control of government. This is true…
TFA joins as amicus party in US Supreme Court case involving 2nd Amendment rights
On July 20, 2021, the Tennessee Firearms Association joined as an amicus party, or “friend of the court” with the Second Amendment Foundation in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc., et al., v. Kevin P. Bruen, et al., Supreme Court Docket 20-843. (A copy of the filing is available at…
Are Tennessee’s gun laws blatantly unconstitutional regarding 18-20 year olds?
A Fourth Circuit federal appeals court issued a ruling on July 13, 2021, in Hirschfield v. BATFE, et al, 4th Cir. No: 19-2250 (linked below) which addressed the issue of when do constitutionally protected rights under the 2nd Amendment attach. That appellate court concluded that the rights attach at age 18 – not age 21…
Do increased sales of firearms correlate as a causal factor to increased violent crime?
Those with a gun control agenda have been heard to claim that the increase of sales of firearms to the public can and does result in increases in violent crime. The last two years provide data to evaluate that theory. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is the agency in Tennessee that administers the “instant check…
TBI immediately retracts its policy to use DUI standards to deny firearms purchases
Earlier today the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sent out an email to notify Federal Firearms Licenses in Tennessee that it was implementing a policy whereby it would deny those individuals who had 2 or more DUI’s in the last 10 years or 1 DUI in the last five years from being able to purchase any…
Tennessee to now deny firearms purchases based on DUI standard contained in permitless carry law?
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “TICS” division, which is the division that performs background checks on firearms purchases from federally licensed dealers, has announced that it will now deny transfers to anyone who has had 2 or more DUI’s in the preceding 10 years or 1 or more DUI’s in the last 5 years. An…
Tennessee’s permitless carry law and school zones – yet another risk?
Effective July 1, 2021, Tennessee has a new law that allows some individuals who meet a list of specific qualifications to carry a handgun in Tennessee without the need for a handgun permit. But is this the best option for most people? Tennessee Firearms Association has previously analyzed this law and concluded that for most…