Tennessee has long had a law (Tenn. Code Ann. 39-17-1306) which until 2017 prohibited weapons in “while inside any room in which judicial proceedings are in progress”. Frankly, most people understood that ordinary citizens could not take a gun into a courtroom if the court was in session. As a result of an amendment offered…
TFA 2019 Legislative Report
Tennessee Firearms Association’s primary goals for the last few years have been constitutional carry, permitless open carry (a subset of constitutional carry), strengthening civil immunity, and the reduction of the number of gun free zones. There are also other legislative objectives intended to make Tennessee law better. TFA tracked 67 bills this year. The Legislature…
GOP Caucus votes “no confidence” in Glen Casada, TFA agrees and calls for his immediate resignation
The Republican Caucus of the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 45-24 (some reports are 47-22), essentially a 2 to 1 margin, that they no longer had confidence in Glen Casada to continue to serve as House Speaker. There are no reports at this time indicating whether the House GOP caucus took up the potential for…
TFA renews call for House Members to remove Glen Casada as Speaker and now to consider expulsion
Tennessee Firearms Association is calling for members of the Tennessee House of Representatives to vote to remove Glen Casada as Speaker of the Tennessee House based on continued developments of official misconduct arising out of investigations surrounding the attempted coverup, intentionally false statements to reporters, and misuse of taxpayer funds all of which arose out…
Tennessee Firearms Association joins as “amicus” in 2nd Amendment case to be heard by US Supreme Court
The Tennessee Firearms Association joined in an amicus brief filed with the United States Supreme Court on May 14, 2019, arguing that New York’s and other laws which regulate transportation of firearms violate the prohibitions imposed by the 2nd Amendment. The case is already before the United States Supreme Court under the style of New…
Tennessee Firearms Association calls for House Members to remove Speaker Casada
Tennessee Firearms Association is calling for members of the Tennessee House of Representatives to vote to remove Glen Casada as Speaker of the Tennessee House based on investigations surrounding the lewd text messaging, the attempted coverup, intentionally false statements to reporters, and related concerns. John Harris, Executive Director of the Tennessee Firearms Association, states “The…
Legislature adjourns after passage of bad legislation and refusal to consider constitutional carry.
The Tennessee Legislature adjourned from the first half of its two year session on May 2, 2019. Did the Republican super majority of “2nd Amendment supporting” legislators do great things to remove the infringements on the 2nd Amendment in Tennessee this year? No. To the contrary, it demonstrated an absolute unwillingness to even put the…
Legislative Update April 26, 2019 and Calendar starting April 29, 2019 – Legislature is winding down
The Tennessee Legislature, which is totally controlled by a super-majority of Republicans from across the state, is starting to wind down for 2019. It is proving once again, without any question, that it is not a caucus that is strong on the 2nd Amendment, transparency or keeping promises. There is still a small amount of…
The “recall motion” and its critical role in Tennessee
What is a “recall motion” and why is it critical to a constitutional republic? Why is it critical in Tennessee? Over the last week there has been a lot of talk in the Tennessee Legislature about a “recall motion” or a “Rule 63″ motion. That motion is one of the few motions addressed in the…
Legislative Report as of April 12, 2019 and Calendar for Week of April 15
Each week TFA reports on the bills which have had activity during that week and the ones we are expecting to be heard on calendar the following week. The good news is the Legislature is starting to wind down. The honest news is they have really done nothing to remove the infringements on the 2nd…