There are a number bills which have had updates to their status this
week and these changes (to the extent the information is publicly
available) are in the bill status report. There are a
several bills that are on notice for hearings the week of March 17, 2025.
The Tennessee Legislature appears posed to stonewall or block
substantially all pro-Second Amendment bills that have been filed in
2025. Of course, this is not surprising when you have legislators like
Speaker Cameron Sexton, Rep. Andrew Farmer and Sen. Jack Johnson
latching onto ideas contained in Democrat bills and amending those ideas
into their own legislation. (Compare SB957 with SB1075 by Jack Johnson
both of which address devices that convert non-NFA firearms to
prohibited or NFA regulated firearms). It is also to be expected when
it appears that many legislators, including a large number of
Republicans, either do not appreciate the scope and purpose of the
Second Amendment or the relevant Supreme Court cases such as Miller,
Heller, McDonald, and Bruen.
It is important for each member and supporter of Tennessee Firearms
Association to contact their legislators to let their voices be heard.
To aid in that process, Tennessee Firearms Association is providing a
letter writing advocacy tool for your use. Please take the time to
contact your legislators and, when indicated, committee members on
legislation in which you are interested.
If you are aware of other proposed bills related to the Second
Amendment for which you would like to help write a campaign, please
reach out to TFA.
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