I got this email from Tennessee Gun Owners today. Looks like some low life is they to scam gun owners over the red flag law legislation.
Before you give any money, make sure it's legitimate.
Hi greenego,
greenego,
This email is to make you aware of the fact that an organization based out of Ohio has initiated a fear-based money grabbing campaign in the state of Tennessee, under the auspices of resisting Governor Bill Lee's Red Flag laws, and is misleading the public by using the Tennessee Gun Owners name as their own.
We take offense at this and are investigating our legal options for shutting that entity down. In the meantime, please understand that TGO is not a lobbying organization and has never advertised itself as such. Any email or letter that you receive from someone purporting to be "Tennessee Gun Owners" and asking you to financially support their activism efforts is not us. They do not represent us, and we absolutely do not endorse them.
John Harris, executive director at the Tennessee Firearms Association summarized the activities of these carpetbaggers best:
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On April 19, 2023, shortly after Gov. Lee publicly demanded a Red Flag law, a new entity was formed in Tennessee under the name "Tennessee Gun Owners" - see Secretary of State's Business Search. This entity has a mailing address on 12th Avenue South in Nashville which appears to be a private mail box at a UPS store. This entity is sending out mailers asking for money to fight the Red Flag issue and directs people to mail them your credit card number in care of "Chris Dorr". The recent formation by Dorr of a Tennessee entity appears similar to other organizations set up in other states that some reports also link to Chris Dorr or others in his family.
