New Tennessee Attorney General Opinions regarding “guns in parks” and special privileges for off-duty law enforcement officers. The Tennessee Attorney General has released two opinions of recent that may be of interest to Tennessee’s firearms owners, property owners, and law enforcement communities. One opinion (18-04) addresses questions regarding the carrying or possession of firearms in…
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TFA 2018 Candidate Survey
Tennessee Firearms Association has conducted its 2018 candidate survey. Rather than give “ratings” or “endorsements” which can be misleading and/or influenced by inappropriate factors, the TFA is releasing both a copy of the blank survey that was sent to the candidates as well as a response spreadsheet. TFA tabulated the responses into a spreadsheet. This…
Tennessee – when a “gun control” advocate celebrates the legislative session you should notice
Tennessee Firearms Association will perform a legislative session review on the bills that were tracked this year in the next few weeks once the time has expired for Bill Haslam to sign or veto the legislation that we have seen the Legislature pass the last few weeks. However, TFA is cautioning Tennessee’s firearms owners, conservatives…
The Waffle House Incident – More Homicides in a Gun Free Zone – Fault without liability
The Waffle House Incident Homicides in a Gun Free Zone – Fault without Liability On Sunday April 23, 2018, a nude assassin walked into a gun free zone. This one happened to be a Waffle House. Waffle House reportedly has a corporate policy that guns are banned at its properties. Apparently, the nude, potentially mentally…
Why are Tennessee Republican Legislators attacking 2nd Amendment rights of citizens?
For years we, as Tennessee’s gun owners, were told that if we supported the Republican candidates that they would deliver on removing the infringements on the 2nd Amendment in Tennessee. After almost 8 years now, we see that this promise was, at most, nothing more than an empty promise as applied to the caucus as…
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On March 7, 2018, the Tennessee Senate Judiciary committee unanimously approved a bill (SB2528 by Ketron and HB2254 by Sargent) which will and is intended specifically to take rights away from nonviolent felons who have already served their time and completed their punishment. The bill would apparently do this even if the court has ordered…
Tennessee House passes bill that appears to reduce the penalty for carrying a gun without permit
March 6, 2018 Tennessee House amends and passes bill including provision authorizing law enforcement to confiscate ammunition The Tennessee House has passed a bill which, as amended by Republican Bill Dunn, allows law enforcement to “confiscate” ammunition from a citizen’s handgun but perhaps only if the citizen does not have a handgun permit. The bill…
TFA submits comments to TWRA supporting expanded “primitive” weapons options
TFA has submitted the following comment to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency during the pending comment period. Dear Sirs I am writing as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Firearms Association ( www.tennesseefirearms.com ). The TFA counts among its membership many firearms owners across the state of Tennessee. Many of the members are avid sporting enthusiasts…
Rep. Byrd and Sen. Hensley move legislation to train teachers
TFA Backs Rep. David Byrd’s “Arming Teachers” Bill The Tennessee Firearms Association, Tennessee’s “no-compromise” 2nd Amendment advocacy group, announced its support for House Bill 2208 and Senate Bill 2563, which are jointly sponsored by Rep. David Byrd (R-Waynesboro) and Sen. Joey Hensley (R – Hohenwald). These bills would give teachers and school employees additional options…
TN House Subcommittee kills pro-2nd Amendment bills … again
Tennessee’s House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted on February 14, 2018, to kill a bill by Sen. Paul Bailey and Rep. Judd Matheny which would allow “the holder of a valid handgun permit to carry firearms at all times and places within Tennessee unless the permit holder is consuming an alcoholic beverage, is under the influence…