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…
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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…
Tennessee Spotlight asks “Is Tennessee ‘Chopped Liver’ with the NRA?”
The Tennessee Spotlight released its newsletter commentary this week and asked a question that may be of interest to Tennessee’s gun owners and 2nd Amendment supporters. The question presented in the Spotlight is “But what role has the NRA, the nation’s oldest 2nd Amendment advocacy group, played in assisting liberty-loving Tennesseans in reclaiming this right…
Tennessee Legislature expands gun free zones in public buildings
The Legislature has adjourned for 2017 and its not certain at this point how much progress or damage that they did to your rights as recognized by the 2nd Amendment and guaranteed by the Constitution this year. What we do know is that they intentionally killed and refused requests to debate constitutional carry and permitless…
TN constitutions – 1796, 1835 and 1870 added to TFA resources
Tennessee has had a constitutional recognition of the right to own arms in its constitution since Tennessee first became a state in 1796. To make your research easier, TFA has now added all three versions of Tennessee’s constitution to its website. Tennessee Constitutions Page
New Attorney General Opinion on State Preemption and local ordinances
On April 11, 2017, the Attorney General issued opinion 17-26 which answered this question: Effect of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1314 on Enforceability of Local Zoning Laws Question Where Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1314 preempts counties and municipalities from adopting any ordinances to regulate the use, purchase, transfer, taxation, manufacture, ownership, possession, carrying, sale, acquisition,…
Goodman Guns Shows and TFA file appeal regarding Nashville’s illegal “gun show” ban at the Fairgrounds
Bill Goodman Gun and Knife Shows and the Tenn. Firearms Association file appeal in lawsuit challenging Nashville ban of gun shows at the Fairgrounds The citizens of Tennessee need organizations that are willing to fight for our rights. Organizations that are willing to fight hard and not capitulate. small sex doll The Bill Goodman Gun…
Should members vote NO on proposed NRA bylaw amendments?
Just in the last week, we see the stories of how the NRA capitulated on the Knoxville “parks” litigation and then proclaimed the settlement as a reasonable victory. This article talks some about the rights and powers that NRA members, including me, are loosing to the ever growing “bureaucrats” who run the NRA. What do…
NRA’s lawsuit against the city of Knoxville over Chilhowee Park ban settled – not good for gun owners
The Tennessee Firearms Association is disappointed but not surprised by the decision of the Plaintiff in an NRA funded lawsuit to settle the case by agreeing that “Chilhowee Park” is not a park. In 2008, the Tennessee Legislature passed a law which made all state parks and federal parks (which were not otherwise restricted) accessible…