Mark Smith, a nationally known constitutional attorney and member of the Supreme Court bar who also has an extremely popular YouTube and social media presence, has picked up on the outrageous arguments that Governor Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti have made in their initial appellate brief in the Hughes v. Lee matter which…
On January 6, 2026, Bill Lee and Jonathan Skrmetti, in their respective official capacities, filed their brief with the Tennessee Court of Appeals in their appeal of the unanimous three-judge trial court ruling in Hughes et al. v. Lee, et al. The state’s brief shows the state cannot defend Tennessee’s gun-carry statutes as written. Rather…
Harmeet K. Dhillon is the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. President Donald Trump nominated her in December 2024 and she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 3, 2025, and sworn in as AAG by Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 7, 2025. Under her, the DOJ’s…
Some legislators in Nashville—yes, even a few who campaigned as “pro-Second Amendment”—are now not only whispering but are publicly stating that the Tennessee Firearms Association and its leadership are “too toxic.” Why? Because we’ve dared to hold them accountable to their oath of office and their promises to you. Let’s be clear: terms like “toxic” are…
On September 30, 2025, the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued a “stay” of the three-judge trial court’s ruling in Hughes et al. v. Lee et al which ruling declared two of Tennessee’s gun control statutes unconstitutional. Although the trial court ruling declared these two statutes unconstitutional, it did not issue an injunction which would have…
On September 30, 2025, the Tennessee Court of Appeals issued a “stay” in the appeal by Governor Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti of the three-judge panel’s ruling which declared two of Tennessee’s gun control statutes unconstitutional. The ruling leaves the status of Tennessee law in confusion since the trial court had declared these…
The Attorney General serves the state, not the people…what law does the state enforce that keeps criminals from using guns to commit crimes? The three judge panel in Hughes et al. v. Lee et al. decided only two things: that Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-1307(a), (the intent to go armed statute which makes it a…
On September 26, 2025, the Plaintiffs/Appellees in Hughes, et al., v. Bill Lee, et al. filed a lengthy response in opposition to a request by Governor Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti in which they asked the Tennessee Court of Appeals to “stay” the three-judge panel’s ruling striking down two of Tennessee’s gun control…
Tennessee Firearms Association celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2025. The TFALAC 2025 Annual Event (our PAC fundraiser) was a major hit as well. We had guests speakers of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Erich Pratt (Sr. VP of Gun Owners of America), Congressman John Rose, Rep. (retired) John DeBerry and C. Richard Archie. Each of them…
On August 22, 2025, a three-judge panel completely struck down as unconstitutional in a summary judgment ruling in favor of the Plaintiffs two of Tennessee’s more onerous gun control statutes – one which makes it a crime to carry a firearm with the “intent to go armed” and another which banned carrying certain weapons in…