GOA-Backed Bill Passes to Make Tennessee a Firearms Industry Sanctuary Against Anti-Gun Lawsuits
BY Herschel Smith
4 weeks, 1 day ago
GOA.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is proud to announce the successful passage of SB1360/HB073 in the Tennessee General Assembly—legislation aimed at significantly strengthening legal protections for Tennessee-based members of the firearms industry. The bill, which was backed by GOA, passed both chambers with overwhelming majorities on April 15 and now awaits the governor’s signature.
This critical legislation enhances Tennessee’s version of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), creating stronger legal immunity for firearm businesses targeted by the radical anti-gun lobby. It sends a clear message: Tennessee is a safe haven for lawful firearms commerce and won’t be used as a collection arm for unconstitutional out-of-state rulings.
The new bill fortifies the state’s 2023 PLCAA law in multiple ways:
- Expands legal protections to include additional industry players, including private sellers, suppressor manufacturers, and magazine producers.
- Prohibits Tennessee courts from recognizing or enforcing out-of-state or foreign court judgments that conflict with Tennessee’s pro-Second Amendment public policy.
- Penalizes bad-faith litigation by imposing triple damages on out-of-state plaintiffs and their attorneys who attempt to enforce hostile judgments in Tennessee courts—an unprecedented safeguard for gun rights advocates and businesses.
Doing the work that other states, the FedGov and the courts refuse to do.
On April 22, 2025 at 10:09 am, Joe Blow said:
We’ve got Barret and Smith & Wesson is up and running in Maryville now… Part of it is just finding halfway intelligent workers and a political class that wants to see industry and manufacturing jobs being supportive. Good thing we’re all stupid red-necks down here, or the blue states might get wind!
On April 24, 2025 at 4:01 am, sykbill said:
Hi Herschel!!!,
Sounds Great!!! Now to deploy this tactic in the other 49!!!
Wait, what?? Hmmmm???
Hope this catches on in the other 12 states of the Confederacy!!!!!!!
Audentes, Fortuna, Iuvat!!!!,
III%,
skybill