A Texas ruling on August 5, 2026, finds that Congress removed the constitutional foundation for federal registration and approval rules covering suppressors and short-barreled firearms thus striking down the requirement that individuals register the transfers of those firearms with the ATF. But, not in Tennessee. Congress enacted the National Firearms Act, or NFA, in 1934…
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A GOVERNOR’S POSITION ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT HAS REAL CONSEQUENCES
Tennessee’s next governor will influence whether constitutional disputes are resolved through legislative leadership or costly litigation. The selection of Tennessee’s next governor will affect more than the public language used to discuss the Second Amendment. It may determine whether unconstitutional firearm laws are examined and corrected through the ordinary political process or if they will…
Election Week 2026: August 6 Is Not the Finish Line
The Tennessee Firearms Association is carefully watching the August 6 Tennessee primaries. Every Tennessean who cares about the Second Amendment, constitutional government, and honest public service should be watching as well. TFA has worked for more than three decades to restore the Second Amendment to its full force. Some progress has been made, but Tennessee…
Election Week 2026: What TFA Can and Cannot Tell You
Tennessee’s August primary election is Thursday, August 6, 2026. As Election Day approaches, Tennessee Firearms Association is receiving a substantial number of questions about candidate surveys, interviews, campaign contributions, and endorsements. The most common question is straightforward: Who has TFA endorsed? More precisely, the most common theme is who is TFA supporting in the Republican…
The Most Important August Races That You May Be Ignoring
Tennessee’s State Executive Committee Elections Matter On August 6, 2026, Tennessee voters will select candidates for governor, Congress, the General Assembly, and other public offices. Republican and Democratic primary voters will also elect the members of their parties’ State Executive Committees. These races may appear near the bottom of the ballot, but they should not…
TFA Interviews Republican Gubernatorial Candidates – well, it tried to…
Tennessee’s August 2026 primary will select the Republican nominee for governor in 2026. As a practical matter, that primary IS the election and the November general election will likely be nothing more than a formality. Tennessee Firearms Association sent its written 27 question survey to all Tennessee candidates for Governor and the Legislature. Of the…
Plaintiffs File Supplemental Authority in Hughes v. Lee Following U.S. Supreme Court’s Wolford Decision
The appeal in Stephen Hughes, et al. v. Bill Lee, et al. was argued before the Tennessee Court of Appeals on June 23, 2026. That appeal concerns the State of Tennessee’s challenge to the decision of the three-judge trial court declaring Tennessee’s “intent to go armed” statute and its parks weapons ban unconstitutional. Just two…
250 Years After Independence: Tennessee’s Opportunity to Restore Liberty
July 4, 2026 marks 250 years since the founding states declared that liberty is not a gift from government, not a privilege granted by rulers, and not a favor to be withdrawn when those in power find it inconvenient. Liberty is an inherent right. It belongs to the people. It must be guarded by the…
Supreme Court’s Wolford v. Lopez Decision May Have A Major Impact on the Hughes v. Lee Appeal
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued an important Second Amendment decision in Wolford v. Lopez. That decision may have a major impact on the pending challenge to Tennessee’s “intent to go armed” law and the “parks” gun ban in Hughes v. Lee. Hughes v. Lee is the Tennessee case that was…
TFA’s 2026 Survey – Marsha Blackburn Was Sent the Survey — She Did Not Respond
Tennessee Firearms Association has received repeated questions regarding its 2026 Tennessee Governor Candidate Survey. The most frequent questions have been whether the survey was sent to Marsha Blackburn and whether she responded. The answer to both questions is direct. Yes, the survey was sent to Marsha Blackburn. No, Marsha Blackburn did not respond. TFA mailed…