In this recent video, C. Richard Archie discusses how the Tennessee Constitution violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. He explores how the state’s evolving constitutional provision on the right to bear arms arose out of a “Jim Crow” focus that sought to deny certain members of society the fundamental rights that others enjoyed.
Some Legislators have proposed and are supporting a Constitutional amendment that would repeal the existing unconstitutional provision and substitute the phrase “That the citizens of this State have a right to keep, bear, and wear arms.” (See Amendment 1 to HJR0038 by Rep. Jay Reedy and SJR0904 by Sen. John Stevens)
The amendment seeks only to remove an unconstitutional provision from the state’s constitution. The amendment would eliminate over 225 years of unjust prejudice in favor of “free” or “white” citizens rather than all citizens. The amendment would, at the state level, reinforce that state legislators, local governments and others government decision makers are constitutionally prohibited from engaging in any “interest balancing” that the Supreme Court has said the Second Amendment prohibits.
TFA has an easy to use email advocacy call to action tool that allows you to email your House and Senate members, the Lt. Governor, the Speaker of the House and Tennessee Governor with your request that they support amending Tennessee’s constitution. Use it today and share it with others!
Joining and supporting TFA is an investment in the fight to restore our constitutional rights and to fight against politicians who are willing to sell their votes and your rights to whichever business interest gives them the most money!
