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Tennessee: Senate & House Judiciary Committees Conclude Hearings

Friday, April 11, 2025

Tennessee: Senate & House Judiciary Committees Conclude Hearings

On Tuesday, April 9th, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard both pro-gun and anti-gun bills. Additionally, the House Judiciary Committee had meetings on April 8th and 9th this week. Both committees disposed of all the anti-gun bills for the remainder of this legislative year, but a few remaining pro-gun bills passed through both committees and are continuing through the legislative process.

Pro-Gun Bills Continuing to Advance

SB1318/HB1332 clarifies that the minimum age to obtain a concealed firearm permit is eighteen (18) years old.

SB1360/HB873 protects firearm industry members from civil liability actions brought due to the unrelated actions of a third party. This bill would protect manufacturers and FFLs from frivolous lawsuits. The additional protections provided in this bill have the potential to attract additional investment from firearm manufacturers into Tennessee. 

HJR53 amends the Tennessee Constitution to remove the provision that allows the legislature to regulate firearms with a view towards preventing crime. The amendment would change the constitution to simply state, "That the citizens of this State have a right to keep and bear arms."

Anti-Gun Bills that were Defeated for the Year

SB43/HB814 allows counties to prohibit the carrying of a handgun without a handgun carry permit.

SB632/HB944 prohibits certain semi-automatic firearms.

SB642/HB596 creates a voluntary "Do Not Sell" list for individuals to forfeit their Second Amendment right.

SB1105/HB1292 would allow a law enforcement agency to destroy a confiscated firearm if it was declared contraband. Currently, law enforcement agencies may auction off confiscated firearms as long as they are not defective or unsafe. 

SB1191/HB947 would prohibit an individual from transferring a firearm to any person who has received almost any type of mental health services

SB1176/HB1231 allows large counties to regulate firearms, pre-empting state firearm laws. This would allow these local governments to regulate firearms via local ordinances and potentially deprive the citizens in those counties of their Second Amendment rights, creating a patchwork of restrictions across the state.

SB1184/HB948 requires a person that is convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes to transfer their firearms to a law enforcement agency. Currently, state law allows for an individual being dispossessed to transfer their guns to another individual.

SB1350/HB1390 mandates the storage of firearms and ammunition in separate containers, implements a 15-day waiting period before a lawful purchaser may take possession of a legally purchased firearm, and allows courts to issue emergency protection orders, "Red Flag laws," against individuals without sufficient due process.

Please stay tuned to the NRA-ILA website and your inbox for updates as this legislation progresses.

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North Carolina: Update on Permitless Carry

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

North Carolina: Update on Permitless Carry

Last week the North Carolina General Assembly briefly returned from recess and re-referred Senate Bill 50, Freedom to Carry NC, to the House Rules Committee.

Federal Court Strikes Down Biden Administration’s “Engaged in the Business” Rule in NRA Case

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Federal Court Strikes Down Biden Administration’s “Engaged in the Business” Rule in NRA Case

Yesterday, in Butler v. Bondi, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama held that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its statutory authority by issuing its 2024 Final Rule expanding ...

First Affirmative Lawsuit in Support of Gun Owners Filed by Trump’s DOJ

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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California officials’ egregious foot-dragging over the issuance of carry permits has finally attracted the ire of the federal Department of Justice (DOJ). 

President Trump’s GOP Leads Polling on Crime and Guns, To No Surprise

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed that Americans know the President Donald Trump-led Republican Party has a better plan than their Democratic Party opponents on crime and gun control.

NRA Files Amicus Brief in Fifth Circuit Case Challenging the Federal Switchblade Act

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Yesterday, the National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief in Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bondi, urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s decision upholding the Federal ...

Trump Administration Repeals Biden Era Firearms Export Crackdown

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Monday, October 6, 2025

Trump Administration Repeals Biden Era Firearms Export Crackdown

Last Monday, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule that reversed a crackdown on the commercial export of firearms from the U.S. to other countries.

Trust in Mass Media Craters to New Lows, in Single Digits With Republicans

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Monday, October 6, 2025

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There’s an old saying that rings especially true to Second Amendment supporters: If you don’t read the news, you’re uninformed.

Alphabet Eases the Reins on Censorship; Will Gun Content Eventually Benefit?

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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With the free speech debate recently co-opted by one TV host’s use of false and incendiary remarks about his political opponents, it might have been easy to miss another important First Amendment story last week. 

Canada’s Public Safety Minister on Gun Ban & Confiscation: “Don’t Ask Me to Explain the Logic”

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Monday, September 29, 2025

Canada’s Public Safety Minister on Gun Ban & Confiscation: “Don’t Ask Me to Explain the Logic”

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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Hawaii’s Private Property Default Carry Ban

Friday, October 3, 2025

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