March 27, 2019
SPECIAL NOTICE – the proposed “RED
FLAG” law (Senate Bill 1178 and House Bill 1446) was set to be heard March 26. A major amendment - one rewriting the entire bill and taking it from 3 to 19 pages - was filed just hours before the scheduled hearing. It is now reset for Tuesday, April 2, 2019 on the Senate Judiciary Calendar!
This
bill is a “MUST DEFEAT” bill. This bill is a dangerous attack on your rights under the 2nd
Amendment and has serious due process problems. It is nothing other
than a gun control measure masquerading as a “reasonable public safety
measure”.
TFA has posted a detailed report on the bill on its website. That report also includes the full text of the original bill, the full text of the amended bill and a "red lined" comparison of the two versions of the bill.
Call, fax and email the sponsor, the committee members
as well as your individual House and Senate members to DEFEAT this
bill.
It is critical that the personal visits, calls and emails continue to
put a stop to this dangerous legislation and abuse of stewardship
authority. And, in addition to the legislators who need to be hearing
how much you oppose this legislation and its infringements on your
rights, you also need to be calling and “sharing your thoughts” with
others who may be “supporting” it including your local sheriff, your
local chief of police, your local district attorney, and even your local
judges. If these additional “interested parties” hear from you, they
might be less inclined to think that the “public” would obviously
support what they may deem to be “reasonable” infringements on
everyone’s fundamental rights … in the name of safety.
The contact information for the committee members is:
Mike Bell (Chair) sen.mike.bell@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-1946
Lundberg, Jon sen.jon.lundberg@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-5761
White, Dawn sen.Dawn.White@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-6853
Bowling,
Janice sen.janice.bowling@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-6694
Gardenhire,
Todd sen.todd.gardenhire@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-6682
Kyle, Sara sen.sara.kyle@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-4167
Roberts, Kerry sen.kerry.roberts@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-4499
Robinson,
Katrina sen.Katrina.Robinson@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-2509
Stevens, John sen.john.stevens@capitol.tn.gov (615) 741-4576
Committee compositions, calendars and members are found on the State WebsiteYou can look up your individual legislators on the State’s “ Find my Legislator” page.
John Harris
Executive Director
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