Stockard on the Stump: GOP senator scoffs at Tennessee guns group

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 2,268

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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A day after killing ten bills, including a move that would let people carry guns just about anywhere, Republican Sen. Todd Gardenhire found himself in the crosshairs of the Tennessee Firearms Association. He shot back.

Gardenhire, a veteran Chattanooga lawmaker who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the firearms group hadn’t “darkened” his door for years yet continued to bash him. They also hammered nearly every other Republican in the state for opposing the end …

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