GOP Senator Looks At NRA-backed Legislation As Alternative To Lee’s Red Flag Bill

A Key Republican Senator Is Planning An Alternative To Gov. Bill Lee’s Proposed Extreme Risk Protection Order Bill, A Measure Hitting A Wall As The Legislature Approaches An Aug. 21 Special Session.

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Gov. Lee Insists His New Gun Control “Framework” Is Better For Tennessee Than Expansion Of Laws Already On The Books

Opposition To The Lee’s New “Red Flag” Legislation Include The NRA, As Well As Many In The Tennessee General Assembly, Who Have Pointed Out That The State Already Has Laws On The Books That Allow For Involuntary Commitment Of Those Individuals Who Have Been Determined To Be A Danger To Themselves Or Others.

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Some Tennessee Lawmakers Say No On Changing Gun Laws Before Seeing Covenant Shooter Manifesto

Some State Republican Lawmakers Say They Will Not Be Voting To Change Any Current Gun Laws In The Upcoming Special Session If The “Manifesto” Of The Covenant School Shooter Remains Unavailable To The Public.

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Lee’s “Unconstitutional” Red Flag Measures Likely To Be Voted On In Tennessee House Today

Governor Bill Lee Is Pushing “Extreme Risk” Order Of Protection (ERPO) Legislation Aimed At Substantially Changing Tennessee’s Criminal And Mental Codes And In Effect, Implementing A “Red Flag” Law In The Volunteer State. Lee’s Measure Is Likely To Be Voted On In The Tennessee House Today.

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Gov. Lee Commended By Biden For Calling On TN Legislature To Pass Red Flag Laws, Senator John Stevens Rumored To Have Been Given The Task

President Joe Biden Commended Governor Bill Lee For His Call On The Tennessee State Legislature To Create And Pass “Red Flag Laws” Also Known As ERPO (Extreme Order Of Protection) Laws. According To Sources Inside The State Capitol, The Task To Create The Legislation That Will Function As A Red Flag Law, Has Been Given To Senator John Stevens.

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