On June 14, 2024, the U.S. Supreme released its decision in Garland v. Cargill. Full opinion here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-976_e29g.pdf In in 6-3 decision, the Court decided that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) exceeded its...
Since the Gun Control Act of 1968, federal law has required those engaged in the business of selling or reselling firearms to be licensed. Before 2022, 18 U.S. Code § 921(a) (21) and 22), contained the most recent test as to whether a person required a firearms...
Tennessee has modified its laws regarding knives, firearm suppressors (sometimes called “silencers”) and short-barrel rifles and shotguns. Despite these changes in state laws, federal restrictions remain in effect. Tennessee has long regulated carrying certain...
Beginning in the late 1800s, Tennessee strictly regulated carrying handguns, by prohibiting carrying pistols “with intent to go armed” in public places. Exceptions were made for on one’s own property or place of business. In 1996, Tennessee adopted a handgun carry...
In a December, 2017 trial, James E. Wagner defended a workers compensation case involving an employee of Alcoa, Inc. who died from pancreatic cancer. The employee’s widow claimed that the employee’s cancer was caused by workplace exposure to coal tar pitch. The trial...
