Tennessee Conservative
In The Next Week, There Will Be Many Social Media Posts About Tennessee’s New Permitless carry Law. Many Of Those May Promote The Idea That It Is No Longer A Crime To Carry A Handgun In Tennessee Because Of Constitutional Carry. That Assertion Is Wrong.
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Marsha Blackburn Rebuked Bureau Of ATF Nominee Chipman’s Agenda For Defying The U.S. Constitution During A Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Vote As Members Of The U.S. Congress Are Urging The Federal Government To Withdraw A Rule Change They Say Targets Veterans And Hurts Law-Abiding Gun Owners.
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The Tennessee Firearms Association Recommends That People Get Or Keep The Tennessee Enhanced Handgun Permit Rather Than Relying On The Governor’s New Permitless Carry Bill That Goes Into Effect On July 1, 2021.
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The Tennessee Legislature Was Able To Work Through A Full Session In 2021 Without Too Many Of The Problems Being Attributed To Covid-19. The Year Had Significant Hopes As At Least Three Bills Were Pending Which Addressed Either Permitless Carry Or Something Much More Desirable And Closer To Real Constitutional Carry. TFA Tracked 53 Bills In 2021 Of Which 20 Were Enacted Into Law. Of Those 20, Only A Few Are Likely Of Interest To Most Firearms Owners And Conservatives.
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On Wednesday, June 2, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Signed Permitless Carry Into Law. The Signing Took Place In Gallatin At Beretta, A Firearm Manufacturer.
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U.S. Senator Hagerty And Several Other Senate GOP Colleagues Have Introduced The Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. If Passed, This New Legislation Would Allow Individuals With Concealed Carry Privileges In Their Home State To Exercise Those Rights In Any Other State With Concealed Carry Laws, While Still Abiding By That State’s Laws.
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There Were Three Bills That The Tennessee Firearms Association Views As Significant Which Had Activity Last Week. The Subjects Of The Bills Include: Justifiable Self Defense, Protecting Citizens From Government Entities That Seek To Limit Right To Bear Arms, Constitutional Carry, TN Firearms Protection Act And The Second Amendment Sanctuary Act.
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Legislative Committees Are Closing Down. Soon, We Will Know What 2nd Amendment Related Issues Are Going To Be Enacted By The Republican Super Majority And Which Are Not. Never, Never Forget That With The Super Majority, The Failure To Enact Any Legislation Or The Enactment Of Legislation. Good Or Bad, Is Solely The Act Of The Legislature’s Republican Caucuses. Incrementalism And Half-steps May Seem Like Progress But The Fact That It Is A Half- Step By A Super Majority Is Significant And Must Be Noted For The 2022 Election Cycle.
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Tennessee Has Had The Opportunity This Year To Pass Real Constitutional Carry. It Failed To Achieve That Goal. But, it Did Manage To Pass A law that Continues To Make It A Crime In Tennessee For Someone To Carry A Firearm With The Intent To Go Armed But Which Now Creates An “Exception” To That Law If The Person Can Satisfy About 7 Qualifications, Some Of Which Are More Stringent Than Federal Laws Restricting Who Can Purchase A Firearm. Who Are These Elected Officials Who Would Not Stand True To Support Removing Infringements On Your Rights?
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Carrying A Handgun Without A Permit In Tennessee Is Now Law After Gov. Bill Lee Signed Legislation Thursday To Allow It.
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