The Tennessee Legislature appears posed to stonewall or block substantially all pro-Second Amendment bills that have been filed in 2025. Of course, this is not surprising when you have legislators like Speaker Cameron Sexton, Rep. Andrew Farmer and Sen. Jack Johnson latching onto ideas contained in Democrat bills and amending those ideas into their own…
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TFA joins Supreme Court amicus brief in support of challenge to campus carry regulations
On March 10, 2025, Tennessee Firearms Association and Tennessee Firearms Foundation joined Gun Owners of America and 8 other organizations to submit an amicus brief in support of the a challenge that has been submitted to the United States Supreme Court in a case challenging a campus carry regulation that has been enacted in Michigan.…
TFA joins amicus brief in Supreme Court in support of Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act
On February 26, 2025, Tennessee Firearms Association and Tennessee Firearms Foundation joined Gun Owners of America and 13 other organizations to submit an amicus brief in support of the State of Missouri’s application for permission to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. On February 26, 2025, Tennessee Firearms Association and Tennessee Firearms Foundation joined…
Tennessee Bill Status Report – March 7, 2025, and Calendar for Week of March 10, 2025
The Tennessee Legislature is moving forward with bills that are being monitored by TFA. However, almost none of the pro-2nd Amendment bills are being taken up in either house. As previously, Rep. Lowell Russell recently moved all firearms bills that are in the House Civil Justice Subcommittee to March 26, 2025. On March 4, 2025,…
Bill Status Report for February 28, 2025, and Bill Calendar for Week of March 3, 2025
There are a number bills which have had updates to their status this week and these changes (to the extent the information is publicly available) are in the bill status report below. There are a several bills that are on notice for hearings the week of March 3, 2025. Two of these address an issue…
Tennessee Firearms Foundation – John Rich Hosted Event – April 24, 2025
Sold Out! Thank You! The Tennessee Firearms Foundation, Inc. exists to help inform people regarding the truth concerning the state of Tennessee’s “unconstitutional” gun laws and to bring public interest lawsuits in local, state and federal cases to challenge those laws. You can help that mission succeed! The Tennessee Firearms Foundation, Inc. exists to help…
Why did Rep. Lowell Russell intentionally defer consideration of Second Amendment legislation?
Lowell Russell is the chair of the House Civil Justice Subcommittee. He serves on a number of House committees all as a result of being appointed to those positions by Speaker Cameron Sexton. On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Rep. Russell was chairing the House Civil Justice Subcommittee. At that time, Rep. Jay Reedy had placed…
Amend Tennessee’s Constitution to comply with the Second Amendment
Tennessee has a constitutional problem. The problem is that Tennessee’s Constitution, Article I, Section 26, which was last amended just after the Civil War, purports to grant to the Legislature the authority to regulate the wearing of arms. The problem is that this provision clearly violates the Second Amendment! Further, Tennessee’s Republican legislators and the…
Protect Responsible Gun Owners from Harsh Penalties under Tennessee’s “Posted Properties” statute
Tennessee has had a problem for many years as a result of an overly aggressive statute that makes it a criminal offense to even walk on property (public or private) that is posted. This statute is much harsher than the typical “trespass” statute which requires that the property owner or manager ask the individual to…
Tennessee Pending Legislation Report – February 21, 2025
Tennessee’s Legislators have been busy filing bills that relate to the Second Amendment. So far, TFA has identified 70 bills that it has marked for tracking (see PDF below). Predictably, some of these bills will have TFA’s support if they remain as presently written. The number of the supported bills is 8 including one that…