NASHVILLE (May 9, 2023) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement regarding Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s announcement after having failed to secure enactment of gun control legislation during the regular session of the Tennessee Legislature, that he “…will call for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene a special legislative session on August 21, 2023, to strengthen public safety and preserve constitutional rights.”
Regardless of the form any potential legislation takes, political expediency or anti-rights policy preferences are not substitutes for the solemn duty to protect and uphold the Constitution, the principles of individual liberty and respect for the law. Firearms Policy Coalition will continue its fight to restore the Second Amendment rights of the People and oppose any efforts to abrogate those same fundamental liberties.