News reports have proclaimed in the last week that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has dropped its “zero tolerance” policy that has been fabricated by it as a tool to revoke licenses of gun dealers and manufacturers over “paperwork errors”. A careful read of the ATF’s new, albeit heavily redacted, revision of…
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump became the nation’s 47th President. He campaigned the last four years on the promises that he was making to the American voters. On January 20 the world watched as Trump immediately set about to keep many of those promises. Promises made, promises kept – as evidenced by his actions…
Weather reports are consistent that the entire state of Tennessee is expected to have an unusual statewide snow storm arrive on January 10, 2025, that with extended forecasts could exist for perhaps a week or more. Snow storms in Tennessee often result in power outages that sometime last days or weeks and vehicle wrecks which…
On February 16, 2023, a lawsuit was filed by Stephen L. Hughes, Duncan O’Mara, Elaine Kehel, Gun Owners of America, Inc., and Gun Owners Foundation against Bill Lee, in his official capacity as the governor of the state of Tennessee, and Jonathan Skrmetti, in his official capacity as the state’s Attorney General. See, Stephen L.…
By: Jordan Hagness In response to calls for increased gun control, there has been a countervailing movement of red states enacting bills that have been referred to as “constitutional carry” or “permitless carry” bills. Today, some have asserted that as many as 29 states are “constitutional carry” states; however, each state has a unique statutory…
On December 3, 2024, Tennessee Firearms Association and Tennessee Firearms Foundation joined Gun Owners of America, Inc., and several others in an amicus brief that was filed in the United States Supreme Court in the appeal by Smith and Wesson in a case filed by the country of Mexico against Smith and Wesson. The appeal…
Senator Janice Bowling, the Senate sponsor of Senate Bill 2763 (113th General Assembly), has notified the Tennessee Firearms Association that she supports the lawsuit filed by TFA, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation and Ty Timmermann against the City of Memphis which lawsuit seeks to declare the city’s recently enacted firearms ordinances to be…
On November 17, 2024, Brent Taylor, a Tennessee Senator for Shelby County, issued an official comment on the lawsuit that was filed by Tennessee Firearms Association, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation and Ty Timmermann against the City of Memphis. In his letter, Senator Taylor, who is also a member of the Tennessee Senate…
On November 13, 2024, the Tennessee Firearms Association filed a lawsuit (copy below) against the City of Memphis seeking to enjoin three recently enacted ordinances that violate Tennessee’s preemption statutes which reserve to the state the exclusive authority to regulate firearms issues. TFA was joined in the filing by Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners…
On Election Day 2024 (November 5), the voters in Memphis were asked to consider several local charter amendments that impact the rights which are protected by the Second Amendment. By an overwhelming majority, the results indicate that the voters in Memphis approved these clearly illegal proposals. The issue now will likely proceed to the courts.…