The acts of terrorism and/or criminal attacks on multiple victims should never be used as an excuse to attack fundamental political and individual rights. Mass murders occur throughout the world with explosives, motor vehicles, airplanes, knifes, poisons, chemicals, and firearms. Indeed, the last fifteen years have proven that our enemies have no shortage of ideas…
Author Archives: JohnHarris
ATF issues new procedure for private party sales through an FFL
ATF has released Procedure 2017-1 which addresses the ATF’s interpretation of law regarding how a federal firearms licensee is required to handle private party sales between non-licensed individuals. The procedure outlines requirements that a dealer must satisfy to handle private party sales and what has to be done if a proposed sale does not immediately…
Lawsuit over “parks” ban against Knoxville to be dismissed as moot because of new Tennessee law
The Knoxville News Sentinel is reporting that a lawsuit brought by Tennessee Firearms Association members to have a court rule that Knoxville violated a 2015 state law that prohibited local governments from banning guns in parks will be dismissed as moot. In 2015, the Tennessee legislature passed a law which repealed a portion of a…
TFA preference survey shows strong opposition to re-electing Bob Corker
Bob Corker Preference Survey Results. TFA has been running a preference survey on the Senate race in 2018 for the seat now held by Bob Corker. There was lots of interesting data. How do you identify politically? Democrat 0.50% Independent 17.80% Libertarian 6.50% Republican 67.50% Other 7.80% At this moment, who…
Did Rep. William Lamberth pass a law that now allows local governments to close local parks?
Tennessee Firearms Association has previously reported on a new law that most legislators supported (perhaps blindly) in 2017 that is now potentially going to create all kinds of abuses and confusion at the local government level. Why? Well, if Knoxville is right the 2017 law guts a 2015 law that prohibited local government regulation of…
TFALAC’s Annual Event – September 30, 2017
The TFALAC’s 2017 Annual Dinner will be held on: Saturday, September 30, 2017 9:00am to 2:00pm (doors open at 9:00am and meal is served around 11:00) Silent auction, live auction and guest speakers!! Tickets are $50 per person. Groups of 8 are $400 per group. (Orders are handled on our secure server.) TFALAC…
TN Court of Appeals rules firearms ban for felony drug sales is permanent
Tennessee has a statute that provides for the “full restoration” of all rights of citizenship for individuals who have committed a crime, completed their sentence and then asked a court to restore the rights to them that they lost as a result of the conviction. These rights include, but are not limited to, the right…
Florida strengthens “stand your ground” while Tennessee rejects bill to do likewise
Some people, including the Tennessee Republican leadership of the House, Senate and most legislative committees, like to claim how strong they are on the 2nd Amendment. TFA has called them on that delusion or intentional misrepresentation for 7 years now. It cannot be ignored that for 7 years a certain type of Republican has dominated…
TN Court of Appeals upholds Metro’s gun show ban at Fairgrounds
On June 15, 2017, the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued an opinion regarding the challenge by Tennessee Firearms Association and the Bill Goodman Gun and Knife Shows to the action by the Metro Fair Board to stop leasing space at the publicly owned fairgrounds in Nashville to anyone who wanted to conduct a gun show…
2017 Legislative Review
The Tennessee Legislature has adjourned for 2017. Tennessee Firearms Association has worked on, tracked and many times opposed more than 70 bills that were introduced this year. Twenty-three (23) bills have been passed into law and signed by the Governor. None of them address any issue that should make you as a gun owner proud…