Tennessee Firearms Association has conducted its 2022 candidate survey. TFA sends out survey questionnaires to candidates for the offices of governor, state House of Representatives and state Senate. Rather than give “ratings” or “endorsements” which can be misleading and/or influenced by inappropriate factors, the TFA is releasing a copy of the blank survey that was…
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Democrats are not the only threat to your right to defend yourself.
This week the House of Representatives under Nancy Pelosi’s leadership passed a massive, sweeping and clearly unconstitutional set of bills as they attempted to leverage a political agenda on the back of the nation’s emotional response to the recent mass murder of innocent individuals in several different events. Most conservatives, gun owners and 2nd Amendment…
Two centuries of oppression by the State of Tennessee on the People’s right to keep, bear and wear arms
From our inception as the state of Tennessee in 1796, it was promised in our original Declaration of Rights, Article 11 Section 26th. “That the free men of this State have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defense.” This enumerated right which our Founders felt important enough to include in…
Tennessee is a dangerous state for gun owning vacationers – and Republicans did it on purpose
Tennessee promotes itself as a great vacation destination. The Smokies, several state and federal parks, greenways are everywhere, cave systems, waterfalls, and even some entertainment in the “blue city” cesspools for those willing to put their lives at risk. But vacationers and tourists must be careful because Tennessee’s two recent Republican governors and its Republic…
Tennessee’s Gun Control Advocates celebrating the failures of Tennessee’s Governor and Republican legislators
A news report from the Johnson City Press on May 16, 2022, provides further evidence that Bill Lee and the Tennessee Legislature, under the absolute control of a Republican super majority, should be viewed as complete failures on their sworn oaths to protect our constitutionally protected rights in Tennessee. As noted in the Johnson City…
Tennessee Legislature’s hypocritical problem with public transparency exposed again
The Tennessee Legislature, particularly the House of Representatives, has a chronic problem with its concept of transparency. It has a clear history and current character for taking care of “the People’s business” in ways that make it impossible for the People to actually track and monitor what the Legislature is doing. This is not an…
TFA joins amicus brief in 9th Circuit case involving state law restrictions on firearms purchases
On May 2, 2022, Tennessee Firearms Association joined with other national and state organizations to support an appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals of a case challenging and at the trial court level striking down certain state level infringements on firearms purchase procedures. The case is Yukutake, et al, v. Shikada, et al.,…
2022 Legislative Year End Report
The 2022 Tennessee Legislative Session came to an abrupt end on April 28, 2022. All over social media the Tennessee Legislators are celebrating, proclaiming great success and stewardship over our rights and resources, and many have their hands out already for your support in their re-election efforts. So how did they do? They failed. No…
Tennessee House passes bill to reduce age to legally carry a handgun to 18
The Tennessee House of Representatives passed House Bill 1735 on April 21, 2022, to allow citizens 18-20 who can legally possess a handgun (and meet other conditions) to obtain an enhanced handgun permit or to carry under the 2021 permitless carry law based on an amendment adopted by the House. The bill passed the House…
Bill Lee has failed as a 2nd Amendment governor in Tennessee
In 2018, he was known as “candidate” Bill Lee. One of his campaign ads featured him sitting in church trying to give voters the assurance of what a good, trusting, truthful person he was. But, it was more than that. Early in his campaign he clearly told voters that he did not believe in real…