For over a year now, Governor Bill Lee, several in state Legislative leadership, several state legislators, reporters and others have made the claim that Tennessee is one of the states that is now classified as a “constitutional carry” state. It is not. The assertions that it is, particularly after this period of time, are perhaps…
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Why the 2nd Amendment is an important issue in the August 2022 state elections
Early voting starts July 15, 2022, for the August 2022 primaries in Tennessee. These primaries will focus attention on the party primaries and will select the candidates for each party for the November elections for Governor, state legislators, federal legislators, and state judges. For weeks now we have been receiving mailers, social media ads, radio…
Additional congressional letter to ATF but no replies from the Biden administration
Just this morning, TFA discussed a letter from Rep. Biggs dated June 29, 2022, to ATF asking some questions about reports of ATF abuses and whether internal ATF “policies” existed that essentially encouraged federal firearms license revocations for any possible violation that could be shown. We encouraged Tennessee’s Second Amendment supporters to call their Congress…
Some in Congress want to know why ATF is choking the 2nd Amendment supply chain
In a letter dated June 29, 2022, Congress Andy Biggs from Arizona sent a letter to ATF raising serious concerns about whether the Biden administration is using the ATF and applying pressure to ATF officials and industry inspectors to closed down as many federal firearms licensees as possible. Congressman Biggs’ letter is signed by 24…
TFALAC Candidate Donations through June 2022
TFALAC, the state political action committee, has made financial contributions to various candidates. Those donations were disbursed in June 2022 and reported in the Second Quarter PAC reports with the state. In most instances, the contributions were only made to candidates that had responded to TFA’s candidate survey and who have contested races in the…
TFA joins in amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in 4th Amendment / 2nd Amendment case
On July, 5, 2022, TFA joined Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Heller Foundation, America’s Future, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund in an amicus brief that was filed in the case of Wayne Torcivia v. Suffolk County, New York, et al., Case: 21-1522.…
Supreme Court now sending cases back to appellate court’s with “do it again and get it right” message
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…
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…