Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee (TFALAC) held its 2026 Annual Event on September 12, 2026. TFALAC extended invitations to four candidates who are on the November ballot for Governor to speak. Of the four candidates, candidates David Hatley (I) and Lauren Pinkston (I) accepted, Jerri Green (D) declined in writing due to another event, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) did not respond.
These are the full speeches at the event given by David Hatley and Lauren Pinkston.
TFA’s Priority is the Constitution Tennessee Firearms Association is a nonprofit corporation formed by constitutionally focused Tennesseans to promote the right to keep and bear arms, restore government to citizen control, and give full effect to the Bill of Rights and the Tennessee Constitution, with particular emphasis on the Second Amendment and Article I, Section…
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