On March 30, 2023, three state Democrat House members conspired with gun control advocates to disrupt formal legislative proceedings. Their purpose? To stop pending pro-2nd Amendment legislation and to call for Red Flag laws. Their efforts may have had some success and/or just happened to coincide with gun control agendas held by some state Republican…
Tennessee’s Lt. Gov. Randy McNally joins Democrats in support of passing a RED FLAG law in Tennessee but he shows NO SUPPORT for REAL constitutional carry!
On March 30, 2023, reportedly hundreds to thousands (depending on the news source) of gun control zealots marched on the state capitol and interrupted House legislative proceedings to demand more gun control including passage of Red Flag laws. Against that public onslaught there was no evidence form watching the proceedings on the House or Senate…
A handgun permit does not mean that you have a “right” to carry a handgun for self-defense in Tennessee
Did you realize that the concept of self-defense is not seen by the Tennessee Legislature as a fundamental, God-given right? Did you know that according to the Tennessee Legislature the need to use a firearm to defend your life, the life of your family or even the lives of school children is simply a “recreational”…
Tennessee’s private schools have authority to establish “firearms friendly” policies
In 2016 Tennessee passed two new statutes with bi-partisan support that addressed the issue of whether Tennessee’s private schools, both K-12 and “higher education”, could establish their own policies with respect to whether and to what extent civilian possession of firearms would be prohibited on their campuses. These laws are codified at Tennessee Code Annotated…
Bill Lee – how broken promises place Tennessee families and children at risk.
Bill Lee is just months into his second term as Governor for the state of Tennessee. Last fall, in an essentially unchallenged campaign for a second term as governor, he ran a television ad in which he talked about what he has done the last 4 years “like we said we would.” That advertisement raised…
How many Tennessee statutes constitute federal civil rights violations?
Actually, a better question might be how many Tennessee Governors and Legislators are proposing, passing and refusing to repeal statutes that are federal civil rights violations. Let’s just say … too many. In 2020, Governor Bill Lee announced that he was introducing “constitutional carry” legislation in the Tennessee Legislature. That legislation was introduced but obviously…
Tennessee Senate Judiciary – the inconvenient truth of constitutional stonewalling
The Tennessee Senate Judiciary, under the oversight of Chairman Todd Gardenhire, took up Senate Bill 1503 on March 21, 2023. The Senate Judiciary’s hearing on this bill evidences a cavernous void of constitutional stewardship by at least four Senate Republicans and two Senate Democrats on the committee. The Senate Judiciary is appointed entirely by Lt.…
Will the first day of Spring bring a change in the Tennessee Senate’s leadership?
March 20, 2023, is the first day of Spring. Other than the weather, what changes might it bring? Some are wondering whether it will lead to a consideration of if and so when there should be a change in Tennessee’s Lt. Governor. Why some might ask? On March 8, 2023, a story broke on a…
Who should 2nd Amendment advocates support as the next Tennessee Lt. Governor?
Two of the most powerful policy makers in the State of Tennessee are the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate’s Lt. Governor. Some may believe that the Governor is the state’s most powerful policy maker but under the state constitution, the office of governor is one of the weakest in the nation. …
