There are 5 article(s) tagged Second Amendment:

• July 2025

  • County reentry head sues feds over blocked access to firearm

    In the early 2000s, DeAndre Brown was convicted of bank fraud, and cannot own a gun. Now, he’s suing in federal court, claiming a violation of Second Amendment rights. 

    By Laura Testino July 19, 2025

• April 2022

  • Conaway: The heart is in the middle

    “We were living proof that there is a middle, and real, day-to-day life is lived there more than anywhere else. Then and now.”

    By Dan Conaway April 22, 2022

  • State House passes permitless carry for 18-year-olds, but it won’t become law

    Lawmakers debated the Second Amendment and liberty, the value of training and permitting, and the maturity of teenagers, even though a Senate committee stalled the bill earlier this month.

    By Ian Round April 21, 2022

• April 2021

  • Knoxville school shooting prompts delay of gun ‘sanctuary’ measure

    Three hours after a school shooting in Knoxville, the Tennessee House of Representatives decided Monday, April 12, to delay a bill making the state a “Second Amendment Sanctuary.”

    By Ian Round April 13, 2021

• September 2019

  • DeBerry to renew push in 2020 for red flag law on firearms

    State Rep. John DeBerry is preparing to renew legislation in 2020 for a red flag law, but it could run into trouble since the General Assembly enacted a “compromise” bill this year.

    By Sam Stockard September 19, 2019