The Tennessee Attorney General issued an opinion (AG 19-19) on October 9, 2019, in which the AG concluded that “…the prohibitions in Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 on the possession of firearms by individuals convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors still apply to the possession of antique firearms…” no longer apply after the passage of…
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September 11 – a call to protect liberty over perceived safety
The Tennessee Firearms Association came into existence just a few years prior to the terrorists attacks of September 11, 2001. Since then, we have seen massive changes in our government and many of those have needlessly come at the expense of our personal freedoms and liberties. We have seen material erosions of our freedoms in…
TFA joins as amicus in brief with United States Supreme Court regarding the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
On September 4, 2019, the Tennessee Firearms Association joined forces with Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, The Heller Foundation, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, California Constitutional Rights Foundation, Policy Analysis Center and Restoring Liberty Action Committee by filing an amicus brief in a case by Remington Arms Co. and others against…
WalMart “partners” with Everytown for Gun Safety and Michael Bloomberg to advance gun ban agenda
Tennessee Firearms Association wants to make sure all gun owners and all 600,000+ handgun permit holders in Tennessee are aware of Walmart’s increasing anti-gun stance on your capacity to exercise the right to keep and bear arms which is protected by the United States Constitution. Even worse – if that is possible – all gun…
TFA Training – Grassroots, Campaign and Candidate training for summer of 2019
Tennessee Firearms Association is doing what it can to help its members and the public become better, more informed grassroots activists. It is critical that the public be not only informed of what is going on in the legislatures but also that they have the training and tools to deal with the “control” shenanigans that…
Attorney General Opinion on carrying handguns in “buildings” where judicial proceedings might occur
Tennessee has long had a law (Tenn. Code Ann. 39-17-1306) which until 2017 prohibited weapons in “while inside any room in which judicial proceedings are in progress”. Frankly, most people understood that ordinary citizens could not take a gun into a courtroom if the court was in session. As a result of an amendment offered…
TFA 2019 Legislative Report
Tennessee Firearms Association’s primary goals for the last few years have been constitutional carry, permitless open carry (a subset of constitutional carry), strengthening civil immunity, and the reduction of the number of gun free zones. There are also other legislative objectives intended to make Tennessee law better. TFA tracked 67 bills this year. The Legislature…
GOP Caucus votes “no confidence” in Glen Casada, TFA agrees and calls for his immediate resignation
The Republican Caucus of the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 45-24 (some reports are 47-22), essentially a 2 to 1 margin, that they no longer had confidence in Glen Casada to continue to serve as House Speaker. There are no reports at this time indicating whether the House GOP caucus took up the potential for…
TFA renews call for House Members to remove Glen Casada as Speaker and now to consider expulsion
Tennessee Firearms Association is calling for members of the Tennessee House of Representatives to vote to remove Glen Casada as Speaker of the Tennessee House based on continued developments of official misconduct arising out of investigations surrounding the attempted coverup, intentionally false statements to reporters, and misuse of taxpayer funds all of which arose out…
Tennessee Firearms Association joins as “amicus” in 2nd Amendment case to be heard by US Supreme Court
The Tennessee Firearms Association joined in an amicus brief filed with the United States Supreme Court on May 14, 2019, arguing that New York’s and other laws which regulate transportation of firearms violate the prohibitions imposed by the 2nd Amendment. The case is already before the United States Supreme Court under the style of New…