On February 27, 2020, Governor Bill Lee announced that “he” was proposing legislation to enact constitutional carry in Tennessee. He did introduce legislation. It was not constitutional carry (Tennessee does not have constitutional carry even today). There is no clear evidence midway through his second term that he has actually ever supported the true effect…
Greenway assaults and Tennessee’s lack of Real Constitutional Carry
On an October Monday in 2024, 34-year-old Alyssa Lokits was using a greenway in Antioch, Tennessee when she was shot and killed. One witness reports that he heard a woman crying out for help as he told his story to a new station he stated that “she said, ‘Help, I’m being raped, I’m being raped,’…
Can you really trust the advice from a Tennessee legislator on the use of deadly force?
Since Helene devastated parts of Tennessee and the southeast, individuals, families and businesses have had to deal with robbers, thieves and looters. These storm victims need and want to know what level of force they can use to protect not only their lives but their homes, lands, businesses, inventory, and personal property. Many think that…
Tennessee’s “Castle Doctrine” does not protect your castle.
Does Tennessee have a “castle doctrine”? Yes, to some extent, and no in other contexts. The travesty of Hurricane Helene and the massive and widespread destruction that it caused has again raised the question of when can an individual to use deadly force to protect their home and property in Tennessee? Specifically, can you used…
Supreme Court to hear oral argument on October 8, 2024, on ATF’s appeal of the “frame and receiver” decision
On October 8, 2024, the United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the ATF’s appeal of the Fifth Circuit’s ruling invalidating the agency’s “frame and receiver” rule which sought to ban the manufacture and distribution of unfinished lower receivers so that individuals could build their own firearms. The case is Merrick…
Tennessee law prohibits property owners from protecting themselves against looters
Hurricane Helene struck with devastation that is unprecedented in recent memory when it hit ground at the end of September 2024. It devastated substantial parts of East Tennessee and other states with flooding, death tolls are rising, roads and infrastructure are unusable perhaps for weeks or months. Now, there are news reports that the residents…
Richard Archie addresses the attendees at TFALAC 2024 Annual Event
C. Richard Archie, a Tennessee Firearms Association director, addresses the attendees at the TFALAC 2024 Annual Event.
Rep. John DeBerry speaks with the audience at the TFALAC 2024 Annual Event
Rep. John DeBerry (retired) spoke at the TFALAC’s 2024 Annual Event. He was warmly received and his message, a blend of God’s word applied in a secular world, was warmly received and applauded. Rep. DeBerry is a Church of Christ preacher who served as a Democrat member of Tennessee Legislature represented District 90 from 1995…
Erich Pratt, Sr. VP, GOA, speaks at TFALAC Annual Event 2024
Erich Pratt, Sr. Vice President at Gun Owners of America, speaks with the attendees at the Tennessee Firearms Association Legislative Action Committee ( www.tfalac.org ) 2024 Annual Event. Erich has spoken at these events in 2022, 2023, and 2024. His participation and that of GOA as a supporter of the annual events echos the working…
Pete Hegseth, Keynote Speaker, at TFALAC 2024 Annual Event
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and a Tennessee resident, was the Keynote Speaker at the Tennessee Firearms Association LAC’s 2024 Annual Event. Mr. Hegseth talked about the fact that Tennessee’s firearms laws do not include real constitutional carry and otherwise fall far short of what is required by the Second Amendment.