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TFA is a nonprofit IRS 501c4 "issue advocacy" organization whose mission is to promote, preserve and protect in Tennessee the rights recognized by the 2nd Amendment. TFA is actively engaged in grassroots support, legislative engagement and increasingly in court battles to remove infringements on those rights. These podcasts are intended to provide information regarding legislation, court cases and the law pertaining to firearms owners and their rights in Tennessee.
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On June 9, 2023, John Harris, TFA Executive Director, discussed with Michael Patrick Leahy and Crom Carmichael on The Tennessee Star Report (WLAC Nashville) the new development in the Covenant Manifesto case where the parents of the deceased shooter have announced that they are in the process of transferring ownership of their daughter's writings, …
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WTN 99.7 FM's Brian Wilson talks with John Harris, Executive Director of TFA and the attorney representing Judicial Watch, TFA and retired Sheriff James Hammond in the Covenant Manifesto litigation, concerning developments through June 8, 2023 with the "manifesto" litigation. Of particularly note was a surprise appearance by an attorney representin…
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WTN 99.7 FM's Matt Murphy talks with John Harris, Executive Director of TFA and the attorney representing Judicial Watch, TFA and retired Sheriff James Hammond in the Covenant Manifesto litigation, concerning developments through May 31, 2023 with the "manifesto" litigation.By John Harris
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WTN 99.7 FM's Brian Wilson talks with John Harris, Executive Director of TFA and the attorney representing Judicial Watch, TFA and retired Sheriff James Hammond in the Covenant Manifesto litigation, concerning developments through June 6, 2023 with the "manifesto" litigation.By John Harris
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On April 25, 2023, Governor Bill Lee joins Matt Murphy on WTN 99.7FM in an effort to explain his claims that he is a strong 2nd Amendment supporter and why he claims that his proposed Red Flag law is not a Red Flag law at all. It is just astounding that Gov. Lee claims that his Red Flag proposal would strengthen 2nd Amendment rights!…
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On April 25, 2023, John Harris, TFA Executive discusses with Matt Murphy (WTN 99.7FM) why Gov. Lee's proposal is a RED FLAG law. The conversation focuses on why a likely unconstitutional gun control proposal is likely to fail and why the real emphasis needs to be on addressing the mental health issues that some claim are the root cause of at least …
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WTN 99.7 FM's Matt Murphy discusses the problems with Red Flag laws with TFA's John Harris. They discuss the constitutional limits on a government's ability to enact Red Flag laws and why Red Flag laws are favor by gun control advocates rather than solutions that focus on identifying and treating individuals with mental health issues who are an imm…
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April 13, 2023 - Nashville' WTN 99.7 FM morning host Dan Mandis talks Red Flag laws with John Harris. They discuss Governor Bill Lee's proposal on April 11, 2023, that the Tennessee Legislature pass a Red Flag law this year for him to sign in order to allow law enforcement to seize guns from individuals.…
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WTN Pamela Furr interview with John Harris, March 22, 2023, to discuss the status of House Bill 1005 / Senate Bill 1503 that would a) eliminate the "intent to go armed" statute in Tennessee, b) provide that the right to carry includes all firearms, not just handguns, and c) provide that those 18-20 years old would be eligible to get permits and/or …
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Michael Patrick Leahy, host of the Tennessee Star Report, talks with C. Richard Archie, TFA director, on March 9, 2023 concerning problems with officials from Bill Lee's administration whose salaries are covered by taxpayers but who are injecting themselves as witnesses in Legislative hearings to oppose efforts to remove existing infringements on o…
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Mill Creek View interview with John Harris of Tennessee Firearms Association. John is a lawyer who volunteers time for the Tennessee Fire arms Association which works to keep firearms at the forefront of the political arena especially in the Tennessee Capital. After listening to this show, you’ll learn a lot more about current laws in Tennessee law…
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Dan Mandis (99.7 FM Nashville) on January 25, 2023 interview with John Harris concerning the agreed order in the Beeler v. Jeff Long that was submitted to a federal district judge on January 23, 2023. In that agreed order, the state of Tennessee admits that its ban on most 18-20 year olds being eligible for handgun permits or to engage in permitles…
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On January 23, 2023, an agreed order signed by the state of Tennessee's Attorney General's office was submitted to a federal judge. That order concludes that Tennessee's "scheme" to deny individuals 18-20 years old who can otherwise lawfully possess a handgun from being able to get a permit or to carry in compliance with Tennessee's permitless carr…
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Richard Archie, TFA director, reviews from a mathematical "proof" perspective the 2nd Amendment's "shall not be infringed" mandate on the spectrum of Tennessee's gun laws and regulations. As demonstrated in this discussion, most of the existing Tennessee laws and regulations, are unjustified and unconstitutional infringements on a right of individu…
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In Tennessee, the constitution provides that the people elected legislators and the governor. Those are two separate branches of government. The legislators have the constitutional duty to enact laws that reflect the public policy decisions of the state. In a constitutional republic, the legislature is typically closer to and more accountable to th…
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Tennessee’s constitution requires that elected officials, including the governor, the legislators, judges and local officials take an oath of office. That oath imposes on these individuals an affirmative duty to protect and defend the rights of individuals as protected by the constitutions of the state or the United States. Those rights include the…
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In November 2022, a federal district court in Texas was asked to dismiss a federal criminal charge against an individual who had been arrested for being in possession of a handgun but who had an order of protection against him. Under federal law, a part of the Gun Control Act, the pending order of protection caused the man to be classified as a “pr…
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TFA's director, Richard Archie, interviews Rep. John Ragan as they discuss questions regarding his district, length of service in the General Assembly, the effect of redistricting on the ability to get re-elected, prior and current legislation that he has sponsored relative to 2nd Amendment and other areas, and suggestions on member activities to f…
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TFA's director, Richard Archie, interviews Rep. Jerry Sexton as they discuss questions regarding his district, length of service in the General Assembly, the effect of redistricting on the ability to get re-elected, prior and current legislation that he has sponsored relative to 2nd Amendment and other areas, and suggestions on member activities to…
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TFA director Richard Archie interviews Sen. Kerry Roberts and they discuss his district, whether redistricting affect him, the legislation that he has carried or supported that helps restore or protect our rights as protected by the 2nd Amendment and how do individual citizens and TFA can assist supportive legislators in deriving change.…
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TFA's Richard Archie inteviews Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver during which they discuss the district which she represents, the time that she has served in office, the expected effects of redistricting, the 2nd Amendment bills carried that she has sponsored or supported, her understanding of Article 1 Section 26 of the Tennessee Constitution and advice for …
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TFA's Richard Archie interviews Representative Rusty Grills and they discuss topics including the location of his district, the effects of redistricting, 2nd Amendment bills that he has carried or supported, his view of 2nd Amendment/Article 1 Section 26, and Rep. Grill's advice to TFA members on how to affect legislation.…
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John Harris discusses Tennessee's "castle doctrine" which is not what many people think it is. It is instead a set of conditions that under the particular facts of a specific incident address whether someone has a duty to retreat prior to resorting to deadly force. It also creates and qualifies a rebuttable presumption regarding the element of "imm…
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Richard Archie discusses a variety of statements by legislators who are indicating that the Governor's permitless carry bill is not real constitutional carry but not indicating who or what it is that is blocking efforts to get real constitutional carry on the floor of either house for a vote by all legislators.…
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