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Tennessee Firearms Association

Tennessee Firearms Association sues Memphis over gun referendum measures

Paige Pfleger

November 19, 2024

Tennessee’s most powerful gun lobbying organization is suing Memphis over recently passed measures to restrict guns.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: gun laws, memphis, Tennessee Firearms Association, Tennessee Legislature

Tennessee’s gun laws made it difficult to prevent the Covenant School shooting. Have they changed since?

Paige Pfleger

March 26, 2024

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Since the Covenant School shooting, Tennessee has not enacted any new laws to separate people from their guns when they pose a threat.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: AR-15, Covenant School, gun laws, National Rifle Association, Tennessee Firearms Association

Lawsuit over Covenant School assailant’s writings will be heard in April

Rose GilbertandMarianna Bacallao

January 29, 2024

A Chancery Court judge has set the dates for the lawsuit related to the release of the Covenant School assailant’s writings.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, shooting, Tennessee Firearms Association, The Tennessean, Todd Gardenhire

‘Nibble at the edges’: One Republican lawmaker contemplates his role as special session kicks off

Meribah Knight

August 17, 2023

When Republican state Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville, first read Gov. Bill Lee’s extreme risk protection order he thought: This seems reasonable.

Filed Under: Politics, Special Session 2023, Special Session 2023 In Depth, WPLN News Tagged With: extreme risk protective order, gun bills, guns, Richard Briggs, special session, Tennessee Firearms Association

Firearms group escalates involuntary commitments idea in effort against Gov. Lee’s gun control proposal

Blaise Gainey

July 27, 2023

The Tennessee Firearms Association is launching an initiative aiming to defeat Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed gun control measure. John Harris, the group’s executive director, says they’re calling the campaign “Red Flag Down.”

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, firearms, gun control, John Harris, red flag law, Tennessee Firearms Association

More than 1,300 guns were stolen out of cars in Nashville last year. Why does the problem keep getting worse?

Paige Pfleger

January 18, 2022

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The number of guns stolen from cars in Nashville has doubled in the past five years, and it’s not clear what can be done about it.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Gun culture, gun laws, gun violence, guns in trunks, Middle Tennessee Black Gun Club, Moms Demand Action, permitless carry, Tennessee Firearms Association

Ramsey Says Gun Group’s Political Efforts May Hinder Gun Bill

Nina Cardona

July 12, 2012

State Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey says the Tennessee Firearms Association’s involvement in GOP primaries may hurt future chances for a compromise on the so-called “guns in parking lots” bill.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Debra Maggart, guns in parking lots, National Rifle Association, NRA, Ron Ramsey, Tennessee Firearms Association, TFA

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