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…
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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…
Tennessee Legislature passes one new law – others being debated – TFA Bill Report and Calendars June 5, 2020
The Tennessee Legislature is back at work. The House appears to be considering almost any legislation that was already on notice or set for hearings in March 2020 when it suspended session due to the Covid-19 concerns. The Senate while back in session seems to be only hearing a narrow range of bills that fall…
Tennessee Legislature returns but divided over priorities – Bill calendar and report for May 29, 2020
The Tennessee General Assembly return to its Covid-19 reconfigured facilities this week with lots to do and little time to do it. The House resumed subcommittee and committee hearings almost exactly where it left off in mid-March. On the other hand, indicators are that the Senate is proceeding on a much more limited pace with…
Tennessee Legislature returning to work – Calendar for week of May 25
The Tennessee Legislature will resume operations the week of May 25. Available below is a 15 page list of bills that TFA has flagged for monitoring and engagement. These bills include the Governor’s bill on permitless carry which is set to be heard on May 26 in the House Judiciary Committee. Please review the list…
Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on allowing citizens to carry firearms on properties and waters managed by the Corps
The Corps of Engineers has posted a federal notice that it is seeking comments on a proposed federal rule change regarding allowing citizens to carry or possess firearms on properties (including waters) managed by the Corps of Engineers. Written comments must be submitted by June 12, 2020 to be considered. The summary, as provided in…