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…
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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…
TFA 2020 End of Session – New Laws Report
Tennessee has had a Republican super majority in the Legislature since 2010. It has had 2 Republican governors in that time. It has seen year after year of the failure to enact “constitutional carry”. This year is no different. Not a single strong 2nd Amendment law passed in 2020 in Tennessee. There were at least…
Preliminary 2020 Legislative Review
The Tennessee Legislature ended its 2 year term of the 111th General Assembly last week after an all night session that few citizens were allow to witness in person. Has it been a good year for the 2nd Amendment in Tennessee? Clearly no. TFA will do a full report on this Legislative session as soon…
TFA 2020 Legislative Candidate Survey
Tennessee Firearms Association has conducted its 2020 candidate survey. 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 sent to the candidates as well as a response spreadsheet. TFA tabulated the responses into a spreadsheet. This response…
Tennessee Legislature appears to be winding down – Bill Report for June 12, 2020
The Tennessee Legislature, which is clearly characterized as a Republican “super majority”, has had a busy 2 year cycle. Since this Legislative session started in January 2019, a year and a half ago, TFA has identified and tracked 127 separate bills of possible interest or impact to gun owners, hunters, shooting enthusiasts, 2nd and 10th…