By Brandon Allen, Attorney and Jennifer Schilling, Law Clerk
McDonald, Levy and Taylor, PLLC
Tennessee’s Permitless Handgun Carry
- Became effective on July 1st, 2021
- Only applies to handguns, does not apply to shotguns or rifles
Requirements
- The person must be 21 or older;
- The person must be in lawful possession of the handgun; and
- The person must be in a place where the handgun is lawfully allowed
Not Required but Highly Recommended
- Gun safety and training classes
- Carry permit
Handguns are prohibited in the following places
- Judicial buildings
- Federal buildings
- Public schools and school buses
- Public recreation buildings and civic centers
- Places authorized to serve alcohol
Places that have “No Firearms Allowed”
- Private business
- Libraries
- Buildings containing law enforcement agencies
- Mental health, substance abuse, or intellectual and developmental disability facilities
- Juvenile facilities
- Department of human services
- All other government buildings
Permits Required
- Public parks
- Greenways
- Nature trails
Persons not allowed to carry a handgun
- One who has been convicted of a felony drug offense or of a felony crime of violence, an attempt to commit a felony crime of violence, or a felony involving the use of a deadly weapon
- One of has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and is still subject to the disabilities of such conviction
- One who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under any other state or federal law
- One who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- One who has been convicted of stalking
- One who has been convicted of a DUI in Tennessee and other states 2 or more times within the prior 10 years or once within the past 5 years
- Has been adjudicated as a mental defective, judicially committed to or hospitalized in a mental institution pursuant to title 33, or had a court appoint a conservator for the person by reason of a mental defect
The Attorneys at MLT Would Be Happy to Assist
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