There were several new bills filed the week of January 18, 2021, that TFA has added to its list of bills to monitor. These bills include – SB227/HB103 which would require publicly funded schools to provide age and grade appropriate instruction on firearms safety. – SB262 which waives certain handgun permit fees for retired military…
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Tennessee Legislative Report through January 15, 2021 – New Bills
As of January 15, 2021, the Tennessee Legislature has filed almost 400 new pieces of legislation. Of those, TFA has flagged 14 that are possibly of interest or that have caption scope that make them of potential interest. That report is attached below. There are a few bills of significance already. House Bill 11 and…
2021 Tennessee Legislative Committee Assignments
Legislative committee assignments are important information because pending legislation is often made or more commonly defeated in these committees and subcommittees. Indeed, for any legislation that is defeated in a subcommittee or committee the simple fact is that most Tennessean’s have no voice in that legislation unless their legislators are assigned to those committees. Now,…
TFA now operational and growing on MeWe
With recent reports regarding massive and shocking changes on social media regarding outright attacks and silencing efforts directed as conservatives and conservative movements, TFA has initiated a presence on MeWe. If you are on MeWe or join in the future, please join the TFA’s page: https://mewe.com/join/tennessee_firearms_association TFA will likely continue both its FB and MeWe…
Rep. Bruce Griffey files Constitutional Carry Legislation
The Tennessee Legislature is normally starting “the People’s business” about this time of year but that will apparently be delayed in Tennessee this year because the Governor has called a special session to address education. So, things like the status of your constitutionally protected rights are once again delayed. However, we are excited to see…
TFA preparing for Podcasts with legislative updates
As we move into 2021, TFA has taken steps to provide its legislative updates and other member information in additional formats including podcasts. You can access the TFA’s Podcast resources at the TFA website at the new Podcasts page and soon on other third party distribution resources as well.
Rep. Reedy files legislation to allow use of deadly force to protect real and personal property
Rep. Jay D. Reedy has filed House Bill 0011 which proposes a major change in Tennessee law. The unusual thing is that the bill actually appears to reflect what a lot of Tennesseans already believe is the law but is not. The new legislation reflects a heightened interest in the rights of people to protect…
TFA Reaching Out to Gun Clubs, Ranges and Hunting organizations
Tennessee Firearms Association has been around since 1995 and has focused on primarily legislative and legal issues that impact Tennessee’s firearms owners. We have had great success in Tennessee and we have developed a degree of expertise in the effort that has been repeatedly recognized by the Tennessee Legislature. Many firearms owners in Tennessee are members…
Tennessee Legislature – Special Session
The Governor called the Tennessee Legislature back into special session effective August 10, 2020. Based on the scope of the call, it does not appear that the Governor included the passage of constitutional carry in the scope of the issues that the Legislature can consider during this limited period. That is not a surprise since…
TFA has great results in August 2020 state primary
Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee financially supported a number of candidates in the August 2020 state primaries. As one might expect, several of the candidates were supported prevailed and are now campaigning for the November 2020 general election. At the same time, some of the candidates TFALAC supported ran vigorous and difficult races but…