The Heller Decision and the Second Amendment
Most everyone is familiar with the Second Amendment…
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The Case to Veto HB508
Each year, the legislature continues to pass legislation that loosen our already lax gun laws. And we often ending up in court defending them. Many of these laws are opposed by law enforcement, city councils and mayors whose concerns about public safety are ignored. And, as we pass these laws, the number of people being shot in our state continues
Read moreTHE CASE FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS
This year, Rep. Mike Stewart and Sen. Sara Kyle are sponsoring legislation that would require all gun purchases to undergo a background check. Over 90% of Americans and a large majority of Tennesseans support expanding background checks. The bill will be up for a vote in both the House Civil Justice Subcommittee and the Senate Judiciary on April 5. US Police
Read moreRemarks from Vanderbilt Gun Policy Discussion
As policy director for The Safe Tennessee Project, I was asked by a public policy class at Vandy to participate in a discussion on gun policy. – In the interest of providing citations for my responses, below are a series of topics from the discussion and my responses (with hyperlinks) as well as additional information that may be helpful to the students.
Read moreThe battle rages on… We need your help!
We’ve won some key battles but still have two big ones to fight! Friends, In the landmark Heller decision in 2008, the Supreme Court held that handguns could not be banned. But, in his opinion, conservative Justice Scalia also said that while handguns could not be banned, “Like most rights, the second amendment is not unlimited. It is not a
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