Tim Nunan

Nashville Chapter is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Meeting time is 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm Guest: Sen. Doug Jackson who is the Senate sponsor of the "restaurant" law from 2009 and who is also the sponsor of the bill that has been passed to fix for the court's declaration that the 2009 restaurant law was void because of vagueness. We are expecting a veto from the Governor and it may happen by that point. I encourage you to come to the meeting and share with Sen. Jackson your thoughts about Tennessee's firearms laws and the work he has done to improve them. Arrive early - 5:00 to 5:30 would be good. Eat in the meeting room if possible and if not, get as close as you can. We will try finishing eating by 7:00 in the meeting room to clear out everything but drinks for the meeting if we have a large turnout. Location: Golden Corral Hermitage 315 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd Hermitage, TN 37076 (615) 874-1313 IT IS IMPORTANT TO PAY AT GOLDEN CORAL AS YOU COME IN FOR THE MEETING IF YOU ARE EATING. TELL THEM THAT AT THE CASH REGISTER THAT YOU ARE THERE FOR THE MEETING AND TO APPLY THE "GROUP RATE" WHICH INCLUDES YOUR DRINK. You do not have to be a TFA member to attend nor do you have to be a resident of Nashville. Everyone is welcome and encourage to bring guests.

As idiots like this pass me I just remember that hell is only half full.

The May meeting of the Tennessee Firearms Association Lakeway Chapter will be held on Tuesday evening, the 18th of May, 2010 Greenville attorney Jeffery Cobble will speak on the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++ Our meeting place is the Shoneys Family Restaurant at 1933 West Andrew Johnson Highway (Hwy 11E), Morristown TN.This restaurant is located 1/2 block east of the West Andrew Johnson highway (Hwy 11E) and Morris Blvd intersection, more or less across from the Home Depot. There is a large, highly visible sign in front along with plenty of parking space.A pre-meeting social hour is from 6 PM to 7 PM during which you may want to eat dinner. The meeting will begin promptly at 7 PM and end at 8 PM. Opportunity will be given to ask questions related to the topic. Membership is not required - gun owners, 2nd Amendment supporters, and interested public are urged to attend. For more information contact Bill Kaylor 423 586 9121/email w9dsm@charter.net or Tim Nunan 423-586-8459/email bentcreek@outdrs.net.

'Twould be interesting to know how many other non-english speaking countries give their driving tests in English.

Camp4u "Tennessee's 287 (g) program has allowed local municipalities to join with the fed and do enforcement of federal immigration laws. The same or incredibly similar rules for checking of status as Arizona just passed is already being done in one county in Tennessee. "Davidson County (Nashville) has had this in effect for three years. "The original legislation was brought by Delores Gresham in the house (HB491) and Mark Norris in the senate (SB1604) back in 2007. "Of course it has not been implemented state wide as it has been done in AZ but the ability is there."

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<The Greeneville Sun - News Story> April 17, 2010 Several Items On Agenda For TWRC Meeting Published: 1:16 AM, 04/17/2010 Source: The Greeneville Sun The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission (TWRC) will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday and Thursday at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Region II Ray Bell Building in Nashville. The TWRC meeting begins at 1 p.m. on April 21 and 9 a.m. on April 22. The public is invited to attend. Among the items on the April agenda will be the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's recommendations for the 2010-11 hunting and trapping seasons. Among the major recommendations for 2010-11: * Clarify "hog" nomenclature to match T.C.A. 70-1-101. The TWRA will make a recommendation that all feral hogs and wild boar be referred to as wild hogs. The TWRA is recommending the change to comply with an agreement that the Agency made with the Department of Agriculture to only refer to "wild hogs" in TWRA's nomenclature, to enable Agriculture to better enforce its regulations on importation and transport of swine. This change would affect several proclamations, including Big Game, Manner and Means, and Wildlife Management Areas. * Liberalize antlerless muzzleloader opportunities in six Unit B counties. * Eliminate all special season deer and turkey quota hunts and establish comparablenon-quota hunt opportunities. This change will eliminate the need for sportsmen to obtain quota permits for deer and/or fall turkey hunts in the counties, and allow them to participate in non-quota hunts, with a Type 94 Non-quota permit, or Sportsman License as appropriate. * Establish a new wild hog hunt (with dogs) in Monroe and Polk counties (Dec. 31-Jan.3). * Establish a bear dog training season in Monroe and Polk counties, including the South Cherokee WMA (Sept. 9-14). * Eliminate internet check-in of bears. TWRA is recommending this change to allow for better biological data collection and weight verification, and to improve the agency's enforcement capabilities. * Require hunters to check in big game animals on the calendar day that they are harvested. With the availability of internet check-in, the primary reason for establishing the 36-hour check-in period is obsolete. Requiring that big game animals be checked on the same calendar day as harvested will improve the agency's law enforcement of big game check compliance. * The TWRA is recommending establishing quota hunt drawings for waterfowl hunts on Bogota WMA, Gooch WMA Unit E, and Thorny Cypress WMA. These quota drawings will provide quality waterfowl hunting opportunities for over 1,200 waterfowl hunters over the course of a 60-day duck season. The procedures for the quota drawings will be presented in a rule amendment. In other items, the TWRC will vote on an amendment to the commercial use of wildlife. This amendment will affect live species that may be bought and sold in Tennessee, particularly crayfish and salamanders. The purpose of the amendment is to prevent the commercial sale of crayfish and salamanders obtained either by collection within the state or by those being purchased from outside the state. Sport anglers will still be allowed to collect and use crayfish and dusky salamanders for bait except from those areas identified in the Live Bait Proclamation. The commission will hear a report on the Norris Lake Fisheries Advisory Committee. Results from the NLFA's April 13 meeting will be discussed. Dr. Mark Fly, Professor and Human Dimensions Research Lab Director with the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, UT Knoxville, will discuss the "Every Child Outdoors-Tennessee Coalition, Tennessee Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights Resolution," recently signed by the Governor, and the upcoming Governor's Summit on "Every Child Outdoors." TWRA is a joint presenter of the summit. At the January commission meeting, the agency presented several proposals for new license types. The TWRA initiated the rule making process and the TWRC will take formal action to approve the following new license types: a one-day non-resident fishing license; a one-day non-resident trout fishing license; a one-day resident trout fishing license; and a seven-day & annual junior nonresident big-game licenses.

Got this off the Tennessee Pet Law email list, TN-Pet-Law@yahoogroups.com: > From: PETA [mailto:newsmanager@peta.org] > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 7:47 PM > To: xxxx > Subject: Ask Tennessee Neighborhood to End Cruel Bow Hunts! > > Dear xxxx, > Distressed Tennessee residents are calling PETA, outraged that the > Tellico Village Property Owners Association (TVPOA) in Loudon, > Tennessee, is considering using bow hunts to "control" resident > deer populations. PETA recently informed TVPOA officials of the > extreme cruelty of bow hunting, but our concerns have apparently > fallen on deaf ears. > Bow hunting is among the cruelest forms of hunting. Many deer who > are shot are merely wounded by arrows. Bow hunters routinely spend > hours tracking the blood trails of deer struck by arrows before > finding them. Three decades of research tells us that for every one > or two animals struck by arrows and retrieved by bow hunters, > another wounded animal disappears, never to be found. And the > slaughtered deer aren't the only victims: Mass killings tear apart > families, leaving young and weak animals vulnerable to starvation, > dehydration, and predators. > Please contact TVPOA officials and politely ask them to take bow > hunting off their list of deer-control methods. > Thank you for speaking up for animals! > > > Jodi Minion > Wildlife Biologist > People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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Be prepared for the Value Added Tax (VAT) to be instituted without eliminating the income tax.

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Thursday, April 08, 2010, at the Old Country Store in Jackson. As usual, our room will be avialable at 5:30 P.M. for a meal and time to share news and socialize, and the meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. We have two guest this month, Adrian Eddleman, candidate for Madison County Commission District 9, and Col. James Harding, candidate for State Senator, District 27 will both be speaking to our group and offering an opportunity to question them at the conclusion. Plese make every effort to attend, our Local Community and State need informed voters now more than ever. C. Richard Archie Chapter Leader West Tennessee Regional Chapter Tennessee Firearms Association rarchie@tennesseefirearms.com

THE APRIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 6, 2010 Our guest speaker will be, Chief Ranger Bill Wright from the National Park Service, who will discuss the recent changes in the law regarding firearms in National Parks. Please be informed that the Gondolier serves beer and, pursuant to a recent court decision, we are not permitted to carry firearms inside this restaurant, and also note that the gratuity is automatically added to your check. Meetings are held at the Gondolier Restaurant in South Knoxville just off Chapman Highway, behind the iHop, in the Lowe’s plaza. A pre-meeting social hour is from 6 PM to 7 pm during which you may wish to eat dinner. The meeting will begin at 7 PM and end at 8 PM. Participation by those in attendance is always encouraged. Gun owners, persons involved in the shooting sports, Second Amendment supporters and interested public are urged to attend, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER TO ATTEND. For more information contact: Bill Noll; wsnoll@comcast.net 865-688-0321 or Charlie Thoms; Cthoms43@aol.com 865-233-4561

The April meeting of the Tennessee Firearms Association Lakeway Chapter will be held on Tuesday evening, the 20th of April, 2010 Brett Kilgore, a Republican candidate for Hamblen county sheriff will speak on his views regarding firearms laws. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Our meeting place is the Shoneys Family Restaurant at 1933 West Andrew Johnson Highway (Hwy 11E), Morristown TN.This restaurant is located 1/2 block east of the West Andrew Johnson highway (Hwy 11E) and Morris Blvd intersection, more or less across from the Home Depot. There is a large, highly visible sign in front along with plenty of parking space. A pre-meeting social hour is from 6 PM to 7 PM during which you may want to eat dinner. The meeting will begin promptly at 7 PM and end at 8 PM. Opportunity will be given to ask questions related to the topic. Membership is not required - gun owners, 2nd Amendment supporters, and interested public are urged to attend. For more information contact Bill Kaylor 423 586 9121/email w9dsm@charter.net or Tim Nunan 423-586-8459/email bentcreek@outdrs.net.

NRA-ILA :: Court Dismisses "Heller II" Case: D.C. Gun Registration, "Assault Weapon" Ban, and "Large" Magazine Ban Upheld <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=newsHead1 align=middle>Court Dismisses "Heller II" Case: D.C. Gun Registration, "Assault Weapon" Ban, and "Large" Magazine Ban Upheld</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=copy>Friday, March 26, 2010</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=copy>Today, District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, dismissed Heller v. District of Columbia, NRA's case challenging D.C.'s prohibitive firearm registration requirements, and its bans on "assault weapons" and "large capacity ammunition feeding devices." Mr. Heller was, of course, lead plaintiff in District of Columbia v. Heller, decided by the Supreme Court in 2008. Judge Urbina rejected Heller's assertion that D.C.'s registration and gun and magazine bans should be subject to a "strict scrutiny" standard of review, under which they could survive only if they are justified by a compelling government interest, are narrowly tailored to achieve that interest, and are the least restrictive means of achieving that interest. In support of that rejection, Urbina opined that in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) the Supreme Court "did not explicitly hold that the Second Amendment right is a fundamental right," and he adopted the argument of dissenting Justices in that case, that the Court's upholding of a law prohibiting possession of firearms by felons implied that the Court did not consider that laws infringing the right of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms should be subject to a strict scrutiny standard of review. Judge Urbina also rejected D.C.'s contention that its laws should be required to pass only a "reasonableness test," which would "require the court to uphold a law regulating firearms so long as the legislature had 'articulated proper reasons for acting, with meaningful supporting evidence,' and the measure did 'not interfere with the "core right" the Second Amendment protects by depriving the people of reasonable means to defend themselves in their homes.'" Instead, Urbina purported to subject D.C.'s registration, gun ban, and magazine ban to an "intermediate scrutiny" level of review, in which he first considered whether those laws "implicate the core Second Amendment right" and, if they do, whether they are "substantially related to an important governmental interest." Urbina agreed that D.C.'s firearm registration scheme implicates the "core Second Amendment right," which, based upon the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), he described as the right to have a firearm at home for protection. But, he noted that the Court "suggested in Heller that such requirements [as registration] are not unconstitutional as a general matter," and he concluded that D.C. had adequately articulated a compelling governmental interest in promulgating its registration scheme. Based upon the Supreme Court's statement in Heller, that machine guns might not fall within the scope of the Second Amendment because they are not commonly owned, and relying heavily on error-ridden testimony provided by D.C. and the Brady Campaign about the use of semi-automatic firearms in crime, Urbina concluded that D.C.'s "assault weapon" and "large" magazine bans do not infringe the right to have a firearm at home for protection. Regrettably, Urbina uncritically accepted all of the "factual" claims in the committee report of the D.C. City Council and ignored hard evidence that "assault weapons" and "large" magazines are in "common use," the standard Heller adopted. As we have detailed in other Alerts, of course, such firearms and their standard magazines holding over 10 rounds are owned by millions of Americans and their numbers are rising rapidly with every week that passes. Stay tuned. Word about whether Judge Urbina's decision will be appealed, or whether a legislative remedy will be sought in Congress, or both, will certainly be forthcoming. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Prior to the last redistricting Cooper represented the then 4th district. We replaced him with Van Hillary and got the better part of the deal.

Originally Posted by Tim Nunan Coleman won initial election by 40 votes after lying on the NRA survey indicating he'd support gun owner rights. As far as I know he has never voted for a pro-gun bill. Why not start now?

Coleman won initial election by 40 votes after lying on the NRA survey indicating he'd support gun owner rights. As far as I know he has never voted for a pro-gun bill.

After presenting his basic position on several subjects Mr. Miller admitted he wasn’t fully conversant on firearms related issues and wanted to use his time to be informed on those that concerned us. Miller said he had no problem with qualified (HCP) adults carrying in all level of schools. Once it was explained he said he could support a “Vermont style†approach to firearm laws in Tennessee. Miller supports being able to carry in any business that wasn’t properly posted, to include those that served alcohol. He said he doesn’t own any handguns but does have long guns and likes to shoot shotguns.

There is no requirement to eat at any of the chapter meetings :-) Just attending the meeting portion is fine.

http://article.nationalreview.com/427601/gone-fishing/frank-miniter?page=1 http://tinyurl.com/yk46bub March 11, 2010 4:00 A.M. Gone, Fishing? Will Obama's ocean-policy task force remain in lockstep with radical greens? So Pres. Barack Obama's "Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force" has decided that the opinions of America's 60 million anglers aren't worthy of its consideration. This task force, headed by the chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), was charged with drafting a national ocean policy of marine spatial planning to manage U.S. ocean territory and the Great Lakes. Its recommendations due out later this month, could be enacted by executive order. Here's why anglers, and freedom-loving Americans, should be alarmed: Without input from recreational anglers and the conservation groups that represent them (such as Trout Unlimited, the U.S. Recreational Fishing & Boating Coalition, and the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies)decisions made under this new national oceans policy could be used to close saltwater and freshwater recreational-fishing areas.... (snip) ...The groups that have the task force's ear are preservationist and anti-resource-management groups such as Defenders of Wildlife, the World Wildlife Fund, and Greenpeace, groups that don't think humans have a right to catch fish or kill deer in the first place. These groups collaborated on a document entitled "Transition Green," published in late 2008. This paper doesn�t differentiate commercial fishermen from America's anglers - the environmental groups act as if commercial long-liners fishing miles off shore are the same as people who buy a state fishing license and tote a tackle box to the nearby lakeshore. And, as it turns out, everything this White House task force is doing precisely mirrors what the greens' position paper outlined.

Nashville Chapter is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Meeting time is 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm Guest: Rep. Curry Todd who is the House sponsor of the "restaurant" law from 2009 and who is also the sponsor of the bill that seems to be the fix for the court's declaration that the 2009 restaurant law was void because of vagueness. I encourage you to come to the meeting and share with Rep. Todd how gun owners view the alcohol statute and would like to see that and other laws changed. Arrive early - 5:00 to 5:30 would be good. Eat in the meeting room if possible and if not, get as close as you can. We will try finishing eating by 7:00 in the meeting room to clear out everything but drinks for the meeting if we have a large turnout. Location: Golden Corral Hermitage 315 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd Hermitage, TN 37076 (615) 874-1313 IT IS IMPORTANT TO PAY AT GOLDEN CORAL AS YOU COME IN FOR THE MEETING IF YOU ARE EATING. TELL THEM THAT AT THE CASH REGISTER THAT YOU ARE THERE FOR THE MEETING AND TO APPLY THE "GROUP RATE" WHICH SHOULD BE $9.99 PLUS TAX INCLUDING YOUR DRINK. You do not have to be a TFA member to attend nor do you have to be a resident of Nashville. Everyone is welcome and encourage to bring guests - even spouses. I want to encourage each of you to bring someone with you to the meeting who has not been to one or been to one recently. There's no cost to come (unless you eat because the meal is on you). John Harris Executive Director Tennessee Firearms Association, Inc.

The March meeting of the Tennessee Firearms Association Lakeway Chapter will be held on Tuesday evening, the 16th of March, 2010 Don Miller, Republican candidate for State Representative (District 10 – Hamblen county) will present his views on Tennessee firearms laws. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Our meeting place is the Shoneys Family Restaurant at 1933 West Andrew Johnson Highway (Hwy 11E), Morristown TN.This restaurant is located 1/2 block east of the West Andrew Johnson highway (Hwy 11E) and Morris Blvd intersection, more or less across from the Home Depot. There is a large, highly visible sign in front along with plenty of parking space. A pre-meeting social hour is from 6 PM to 7 PM during which you may want to eat dinner. The meeting will begin promptly at 7 PM and end at 8 PM. Opportunity will be given to ask questions related to the topic. Membership is not required - gun owners, 2nd Amendment supporters, and interested public are urged to attend. For more information contact Bill Kaylor 423 586 9121/email w9dsm@charter.net or Tim Nunan 423-586-8459/email bentcreek@outdrs.net.

DEMINT: White House land grab - Washington Times You'd think the Obama administration is busy enough controlling the banks, insurance companies and automakers, but thanks to whistleblowers at the Department of the Interior, we now learn they're planning to increase their control over energy-rich land in the West. A secret administration memo has surfaced revealing plans for the federal government to seize more than 10 million acres from Montana to New Mexico, halting job- creating activities like ranching, forestry, mining and energy development. Worse, this land grab would dry up tax revenue that's essential for funding schools, firehouses and community centers. President Obama could enact the plans in this memo with just the stroke of a pen, without any input from the communities affected by it. At a time when our national unemployment rate is 9.7 percent, it is unbelievable anyone would be looking to stop job-creating energy enterprises, yet that's exactly what's happening. The document lists 14 properties that, according to the document, "might be good candidates" for Mr. Obama to nab through presidential proclamation. Apparently, Washington bureaucrats believe it's more important to preserve grass and rocks for birdwatchers and backpackers than to keep these local economies thriving. Administration officials claim the document is merely the product of a brainstorming session, but anyone who reads this memo can see that it is a wish list for the environmentalist left. It discusses, in detail, what kinds of animal populations would benefit from limiting human activity in those areas. The 21-page document, marked "Internal Draft-NOT FOR RELEASE," names 14 different lands Mr. Obama could completely close for development by unilaterally designating them as "monuments" under the 1906 Antiquities Act. It says all kinds of animals would be better off by doing so, like the coyotes, badgers, grouse, chickens and lizards. But giving the chickens more room to roost is no reason for the government to override states' rights. Rep. Robert Bishop, Utah Republican, made the memo public because he didn't want another unilateral land grab by the White House, like what happened under former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Using the Antiquities Act, President Carter locked up more land than any other president had before him, taking more than 50 million acres in Alaska despite strong opposition from the state. (More at link)

"Here every case will be on one side guns, on the other side human life. Statistics, balancing life versus guns." Clearly shows his bias. Totally ignores that a legal use of firearms can save lives.