Update on the Governor’s Special Session for Public Safety (Red Flag Laws).
Tennesseans across the state have advocated loudly that voters do not want this special session. Primarily, we do not want restrictions on our 2nd Amendment rights and we do not want to debate complex topics like mental health in the abbreviated course of 3 days. Fortunately, it seems that our advocacy has taken hold and […]
We are playing with fire putting more federal money into mental health in the name of public safety.
As part of the Governor’s call for a special session on red flag laws, Bill Lee is asking the legislature to consider the following… “Directs TennCare to seek a waiver from the federal government to allow federal matching funds for Medicaid to cover services for mental illness and substance use disorders at institutions of mental […]
A recent poll shows that Tennessee voters oppose the Governor’s red flag law.
A recent statewide poll conducted by co/efficient showed that the majority of voters in Tennessee are against Red Flag laws. Such laws, enacted in some states, allow law enforcement or family members to petition a court to temporarily confiscate firearms from individuals deemed to pose a threat to themselves or others. However, the results of […]