The tradition of Tennesseans to keep and bear arms for “lawful purposes” preexists the founding of this state and the ratification of our Constitution and Declaration of Rights. This right comes from God, not from Government! “Nolichucky Jack” first governor of Tennessee, known to many as John Sevier, mortgaged his farm and property in 1780…
Is the “intent to go armed clause” of our Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (a) (1) or Article 1 Section 26 of the Tennessee Constitution unconstitutional? Let’s look at the facts and dive in. From the case, Moorfield v. State , Supreme Court of Tennessee decision from 1880. The case arose from a situation where…
Every Tennessee Public servant needs to be made aware of the contract that is our State Constitution. That document is a set of written hiring practices mutually agreed upon by the People in 1796. That document says who may apply to be elected, where they must live, how old they must be, and, what powers…
Regarding the recent dust up in New Mexico of this last week where Governor Michelle Lujan Gresham attempted to deny the People’s right to bear arms under a “medical emergency” we saw a “trickle down” gun control attempt under a different name. But, if it walks like a duck and quacks and swims like a…
By C. Richard Archie, TFA Director I was sitting in the House Civil Justice Committee hearing room on March 8, 2023, listening to the parade of Administrative Department heads, representatives and liaisons. I was struck by how government has taken possession of the “truth” by way of video. Like the January 6th Committee cherry picking…
A report on a visit by C. Richard Archie to the General Assembly on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. I was privileged to have a sit down with the Speaker of the House on Wednesday, orchestrated by my State Rep, Chris Todd, and attended as well by Rep. Clay Doggett The take away is that we will,…
From our inception as the state of Tennessee in 1796, it was promised in our original Declaration of Rights, Article 11 Section 26th. “That the free men of this State have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defense.” This enumerated right which our Founders felt important enough to include in…
What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.
