The following bills have been introduced or have had legislative action since January 1.

There are at least 2 versions of the Employee Safe Commute Bill.  SB3002/HB3560 is the best on that issue.  There are several other bills that we will get behind and push for such as

• SB2542 / HB2672 Gun ownership by applicant or insured.
• SB2669 / HB2619 Authority of certain federal employees in this state which is also known as the "Constitutional Sheriff's" bill.
• SB2695 / HB2936 Purchase of antique firearms and certain edged weapons.
• SB2992 / HB3559 Employment discrimination - handgun ownership by applicant.
• SB3324 / HB3499 Intent to armed, purpose of going armed - defined (which is based on the case of the Tennessee handgun permit holder who was arrested in New York for inadvertantly carrying in a place that was prohibited under local law).

We expect substantially any bill on a firearms issue to have resistance and opposition from House Leadership.  If we are to make progress this year, it will require heavy and consistent pressure on House members at all levels.  Keep in mind, many of them are still good on the 2nd Amendment but they may be under pressure from others who are not.  Let us encourage those who would do right and, importantly, identify those who would tolerate continued infringements so that the benefit of the right to vote can be knowingly exercised.

Please Support - SB3002/HB3560 - Employee Safe Commute Bill

This bill has been introduced by Senator Faulk and Representative Bass.  It is a bi-partisan bill.  This issue is a top issue for TFA in 2012.

This bill is directed an removing needless infringements under current law which employers can use to impair the ability of individuals who have been authorized by the state to carry firearms for personal defense to commute to and from work while in possession of their personal defense firearm.    Without passage of this type of law, which already exists in many states, a citizen can be criminally prosecuted and/or terminated with cause simply by legally commuting to work and then parking at his or her place of employment.  Without this change in the law, citizens are forced to travel without the option of a self-defense firearms, often at substantial distances, into dangerous areas and/or at night.

We expect this bill to have substantial opposition from House leadership.  We expect this bill to be heavily opposed by "big business" interests such as FedEx, Bridgestone and others. 

This is an election year.  It is critical that we place substantial grassroots pressure on these elected officials and demand that they pass this bill which would be consistent with their campaign promises to "support the 2nd Amendment" and their oath to uphold the Constitution.

It is URGENT that we put a lot of pressure on this bill to resist the money and pressure of "Big Business" - particularly in an election year.

You can do directly to the Tennessee Firearms Association's Action Center on its website and use the email campaign to send an email to the Governor, your House and Senate members and to every member of the Judiciary Committee in the House and Senate.

Government lies are legion.

So many are its lies, that narrowing them down to three of the most important is a demanding task. But our current crisis has been chiefly enabled by monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the global military empire. So I have chosen to focus on lies about each: the Federal Reserve, the orchestrator of monetary policy; the U.S. budget, the accounting of government fiscal policy; and a few of the Empire’s war lies. I am sharing just a smattering of this astonishing record of duplicity in these areas, for life is short, or at least far too short to recount all of the state’s lies about each.  Read The Full Story