Gun Laws
TN GOP Asks Governor & Attorney General To Oppose New ATF Gun Law Rules
Over Forty Members Of The Tennessee Legislature Have Signed A Letter Requesting Governor Bill Lee And Attorney General Herbert Slatery Use Their Legal And Executive Power To Resist Two Proposed Rules From The Federal Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, And Explosives.
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TN Firearms Assoc. Joins Gun Owners Of America To Defeat Bumpstock Ban
On Friday, September 3, 2021, Tennessee Firearms Association Joined Gun Owners Of America And Other Conservative 2nd Amendment Advocacy Groups In Submitting An Amicus Brief To The United States Supreme Court In The Case Of w. Clark Aposhian V, Merrick Garland, Attorney General, Et Al. (No. 21-159).
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Can A Police Officer Stop An Individual Carrying A Handgun In TN?
If A Law Enforcement Officer Sees An Individual Carrying A Handgun In Public Is That Sufficient To Allow The Officer To Make An Investigatory Stop Of The Individual? The Answer To This Question Requires A Careful Consideration Of Tennessee Law.
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Are Tennessee’s Gun Laws Blatantly Unconstitutional For 18-20 Year Olds?
We Must Be Demanding That Tennessee’s Law Which Continues To Infringe Rights Of Tennesseans And Other Citizens Be Purged From Our Laws. We Have An Obligation As Citizens, To The Fully Extent As Discussed By James Madison, To Compel Government To Remove These Infringements Or We Have The Duty To Move Forward As That Barrier Against Tyranny Of Domestic Government Which Function Lies At The Very Core Of The Type Of Governments That Founding Fathers Created And That Today’s Political Parties Work So Hard To Dilute.
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61% Of U.S. Counties Now ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’
As Of June 20, There Are 1,930 Counties “Protected By Second Amendment Sanctuary Legislation At Either The State Or County Level,” Representing 61% Of 3,141 Counties And County Equivalents In All 50 States And The District Of Columbia.
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Democrats Incite Fear of Violence Due to New Permitless Carry Gun Law
Democratic Leaders Claim New Gun Law In Tennessee Will Lead To A Spike In Gun Violence Once It Takes Effect On July 1. However, Statistics From Other States That Have Issued Similar Laws Do Not Back Up The Claim.
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New Gun Laws In Tennessee – Victory Or Missed Opportunities?
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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U.S. Senators Introduce Heightened Federal Gun Control Legislation
The Introduced Heightened Gun Control Policies Include Expanding Background Checks, Limiting Handgun Purchases And Enacting Red Flag Laws At A National Level.
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