Tennessee Firearms Association has received repeated questions regarding its 2026 Tennessee Governor Candidate Survey. The most frequent questions have been whether the survey was sent to Marsha Blackburn and whether she responded. The answer to both questions is direct. Yes, the survey was sent to Marsha Blackburn. No, Marsha Blackburn did not respond. TFA mailed…
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TFA 2026 Candidate Survey for Tennessee Governor
The Tennessee Firearms Association has released the results of its 2026 candidate survey for candidates for Governor of Tennessee. The survey was provided to candidates as an opportunity to state, in writing, their positions on specific Second Amendment, constitutional-rights, judicial-review, firearms-law, due-process, preemption, and firearms-commerce issues that may come before Tennessee’s next governor and the…
Support your candidate in TFA’s 2026 Poll for Governor
Tennessee’s upcoming August gubernatorial primaries have generated significant interest and discussion across the state. To help better understand the views of our members, supporters, and broader community, TFA is conducting an informal poll. The poll will be open for only a few days, and we encourage you to participate now. Your response will help provide…
ATF’s “Engaged in Business Rule” – struck down!
A federal court in Texas has struck down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ unlawful “engaged in the business” rule, granting summary judgment to the plaintiffs and vacating the rule nationwide. This is a major victory for gun owners, for constitutional rights, and for every American who rejects the federal government’s continuing effort…
Tennessee’s 2026 “Defense of Property” Act: Mere Smoke, Mirrors, and No New Rights
On April 23, 2026, Tennessee’s Republican super majority in the Legislature amended (HB1802/SB1847) Tennessee’s existing statute which prohibits the use of deadly force, including the brandishment of a weapon, to protect real or personal property. Unfortunately, this new law is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. It is potentially misleading and could result in individuals…
Evil, Exploitation, and the Ongoing Fight for Constitutional Rights in Tennessee
On March 27, 2023, evil struck Nashville as it has struck other cities across the nation. A shooter entered a school she once attended and carried out a brutal attack against innocent people. Lives were stolen. Families were shattered. A community was permanently scarred. And, soon, rights were to be under assault. Nearly three years…
Tennessee’s Republican Leadership – They Promised to Defend the Constitution. They Didn’t.
For more than a decade, Tennessee Republicans have held effective control over state government. Since 2011, the governor’s office has been occupied solely by Republicans – first Bill Haslam and now Bill Lee – while commanding supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly under the leadership of Lt. Governor Randy McNally, Speaker Cameron Sexton,…
Amendment to Rep. Chris Todd’s “Firearms Legislation Continues to Raise Constitutional Concerns
Rep. Chris Todd is the House Sponsor of House Bill 2064 which seeks to making several changes to Tennessee’s criminal statutes that regulate firearms possession or use. This House bill was entirely amended on March 11, 2026, (the proposed amendment was not published under the bill’s history on the state website). The amended bill passed…
Is House Bill 2064 (Senate Bill 2467) a genuine proposal to repeal “intent to go armed” or something else?
In August 2025, a specially convened Tennessee three-judge trial court unanimously ruled that two of Tennessee’s gun control statutes – Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(a) (the “Going Armed Statute”) and Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1311(a) (the “Parks Statute”) – violated the Tennessee Constitution as well as the Second Amendment. Of course, Tennessee Firearms Association supporters have…
Plaintiffs file appellate brief opposing State’s efforts to overturn trial court ruling in Hughes et al v. Lee et al.
On March 6, 2026, Plaintiffs Stephen Hughes, Duncan O’Mara, Elaine Kehel, Gun Owners of America, Inc., and Gun Owners Foundation filed their joint Appellees’ brief in response to the appeal by the State of Tennessee from a unanimous three-judge trial court panel’s ruling in August 2025 that two of Tennessee’s gun control statutes violated the…