July 17, 2023 – This past weekend Governor Bill Lee asserted it was “a disservice to parents and teachers” when Chief Drake in the Metropolitan Police Force in Nashville announced that Metro was not applying for $5.25 million in state funding for “School Resource Officers” (“SROs”). According to the news report, Metro Nashville made that…
Are Tennessee Republican Legislators planning alternative gun control legislation for the special session?
Governor Bill Lee has made it clear he is demanding a Red Flag law in Tennessee to take guns away from individuals that the “state” identifies as so dangerous that their constitutional rights must be infringed — while leaving that dangerous person at large in the community to do harm in other creative ways. Many…
Federal lawsuit filed to challenge ATF’s scope of authority to revoke federal firearms licensees
On Monday, July 11, 2023, attorneys from Gun Owners of America in conjunction with John Harris, Tennessee Firearms Association’s executive director, filed a federal lawsuit against the ATF asking a court the issue an injunction on the ATF’s authority to revoke federal firearms licenses under the Biden Administration’s “Enhanced Enforcement Policy” which is resulted in…
TFA files amicus brief with Gun Owners of America to bring another “Bruen challenge” to the Gun Control Act.
On July 6, 2023, Tennessee Firearms Association joined Gun Owners of America, Inc., and Gun Owners Foundation in an amicus brief that was filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of US v. Patrick Daniels, Docket No. 22-60596. The appeal involves a claim that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)’s broad ban on…
Donald Trump Jr. is the Keynote Speaker for the TFALAC 2023 Annual Event
The Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee (TFALAC) has announced that Donald J. Trump, Jr., a nationally recognized Second Amendment advocate, will be the keynote speaker at its annual convention on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, Tennessee. The TFALAC 2023 Annual Event is part of an extremely important…
Rep. Chris Todd discusses his perspectives on Gov. Lee’s call for a special session to pass Red Flag gun control.
Rep. Chris Todd, representing District 73, made up of part of Madison County, responding to questions on Red Flag Laws, the Governor’s call for a Special Session for Gun Control and measures that could be taken by the legislature to bolster the 2nd Amendment and safety concerns. #RedFlagDown
Rep. Scott Cepicky discuss his concerns over Gov. Lee’s Special Session to enact Red Flag gun control.
Chairman Scott Cepicky, representing House District 64, comprised of part of Maury County, responding to questions on Red Flag Laws, the Governor’s call for a Special Session for Gun Control and measures that could be taken by the legislature to bolster the 2nd Amendment and safety concerns. #RedFlagDown
Federal Court “vacates” ATF new rule redefining a “frame or receiver”
A federal district judge in Texas ruled on June 30, 2023, that the ATF’s administrative rule which substantially expanded the Congressional phrase “frame or receiver” was unconstitutional and “vacated” the rule. See, Vanderstok, et al. v. Blackhawk Manufacturing Group, et al. v. Merrick Garland, et al. 4:22-cv-00691-O (N. D. Texas June 30, 2023). The ATF’s…
Rep. Jay Reedy discusses opposition to any Red Flag proposal and Gov. Lee’s agenda
Representative Jay Reedy, from District 74, comprised of Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart and part of Henry Counties, responding to questions on Red Flag Laws, the Governor’s call for a Special Session for Gun Control and measures that could be taken by the legislature to bolster the 2nd Amendment and safety concerns. #RedFlagDown
Rep. Gino Bulso discusses Gov. Lee’s Red Flag gun control proposal and other topics on 2nd Amendment issues.
Rep. Gino Bulso representing House District 61, Part of Williamson County, responding to questions on Red Flag Laws and their Constitutionality, the Governor’s call for a Special Session for Gun Control and measures that could be taken by the legislature to bolster the 2nd Amendment and safety concerns. #RedFlagDown