How's Tenn. gun laws?

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Jeff Flannery

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All, my wife and I are thinking of moving from Pa. to Tennessee. Before I do, i'd like a tenn native to chime in and let me know if my guns are safe there??!!
 
I'll be moving from AZ to TN. No concerns whatsoever. AZ seems to have slightly better gun laws, but probably not by much.
 
Tennessee has a different check than NICS. It’s a state-level check run through TBI instead of NICS and it’s $10. Or TBI does the NICS check instead of the FFL. I honestly don’t know exactly how that sausage is made.

It’s not a NICS check per se, but probably accesses the exact same information, plus whatever the state has for records.

Wisconsin does the same, but only for pistols.

I lived in Clarksville for a few years about a decade ago. I don’t remember there being any restrictions on any guns I owned before, during, or since. Pretty gun friendly, as was Kentucky.
 
All, my wife and I are thinking of moving from Pa. to Tennessee. Before I do, i'd like a tenn native to chime in and let me know if my guns are safe there??!!
Some resources to assist in your research. You need to be very careful going strictly off of the opinions of folks on a forum, however well intentioned they may be. These sites provide links to the relevant state laws.
http://handgunlaw.us/states/tennessee.pdf
https://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-gun-laws/tennessee/
http://www.opencarry.org/state-info-t-z/tennessee/
 
Pretty good gun laws in general EXCEPT for this one.

You can be charged if caught in a posted business and the owner decides to pursue the issue.

Yeah, I know, their business, their rules or just don't go in, but there are times that is just not practical. I say, my constitution, my violated rights if I am forced to stay out.

There are states where you are charged with trespass if you refuse to leave a posted business and that is the way it should be here in Tennessee.
 
I'll not try to quote all the laws except to say Tennessee is very gun friendly. And hunting regulations are very good as well.

Bob Wright
 
How do they catch you? Who catches you?
Is that like catching a shop lifter, the owner tackles you in the store and holds you until the Police show up?:)
Like down here in Florida, Sign, What sign?? I never saw any sign.
I thought everyone in Tn had a gun?
In simpler terms, "no gun" signs posted by property owners in TN have what is known as the "force of law". In other words, its a crime to carry in a posted location. I agree with the previous poster that this is bad law, but its true in some states. Conversely, next door in AL "no gun" signs posted by property owners do not the "force of law". You can be asked to leave but the act of carrying a gun past the sign is not in itself a crime.
 
http://handgunlaw.us/states/tennessee.pdf

As my other post got deleted. Would someone explain the differences between 3A, B and C??

What does that mean,It says concealed firearms only? So there is different sigh that says Concealed Carry is OK but Not Open Carry??

First it says no firearms but then says:

A sign restricting possession in accordance with subdivision (a)(1)(B) shall include the phrase
"CONCEALED FIREARMS ONLY", and the phra
se shall measure at least one inch (1")
high and eight inches (8") wide. The sign shall also include the phrase "As authorized by
T.C.A. § 39
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17
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1351 and § 39
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1359".
(ii)
The sign
shall include a pictorial representation of the phrase "CONCEALED FIREARMS
ONLY" that shall include a circle with a diagonal line through the circle and an image of a
firearm and an image of an eyeball in
side the circle. The entire pictorial representation shall
be at least four inches (4") high and four inches (4") wide. The diagonal line shall be at a
forty five degree(45°) angle from the upper left to
the lower right side of the circle
 
http://handgunlaw.us/states/tennessee.pdf

As my other post got deleted. Would someone explain the differences between 3A, B and C??....

Are you looking at § 39-17-1359? It probably makes better sense if one reads it in its entirety.

It looks like § 39-17-1359 basically means:

  1. A person, business, or governmental entity may prohibit of restrict possession of a weapon at a meeting he/it holds or at a meeting help by someone else on property owned, operated, controlled, or managed by such person, business of governmental agency.

  2. Either any possession may be prohibited, or possession may be restricted to the carrying of a concealed weapon by someone having the appropriate permit.

  3. In order to properly prohibit or restrict the possession of weapons at such meeting signs complying with the requirements set out in the law must be posted in the manner prescribed by the law. The form of sign used when possession is prohibited is different from the form of sign used when possession is restricted.
 
TN still have that tax on ammo? I remember the little stamps on the boxes.
 
Are you looking at § 39-17-1359? It probably makes better sense if one reads it in its entirety.

It looks like § 39-17-1359 basically means:

  1. A person, business, or governmental entity may prohibit of restrict possession of a weapon at a meeting he/it holds or at a meeting help by someone else on property owned, operated, controlled, or managed by such person, business of governmental agency.

  2. Either any possession may be prohibited, or possession may be restricted to the carrying of a concealed weapon by someone having the appropriate permit.

  3. In order to properly prohibit or restrict the possession of weapons at such meeting signs complying with the requirements set out in the law must be posted in the manner prescribed by the law. The form of sign used when possession is prohibited is different from the form of sign used when possession is restricted.

Thank you, that clears it up which is how I was "interpreting it"
 
Pretty good gun laws in general EXCEPT for this one.

You can be charged if caught in a posted business and the owner decides to pursue the issue.

Yeah, I know, their business, their rules or just don't go in, but there are times that is just not practical. I say, my constitution, my violated rights if I am forced to stay out.

There are states where you are charged with trespass if you refuse to leave a posted business and that is the way it should be here in Tennessee.
There are no rights violated. A private business can do what he wants on that regard (with the few exempted classes excepted)
 
TN is one of the better states. I live in GA about 1/2 way between Chattanooga and Atlanta, but all of my family roots are in TN. I spend quite a bit of time there and would have no issues with their gun laws. If you're concerned about a $10 fee to get a background check move just a little further south to GA. Once you get a carry permit there is no background check. Just show the ID, fill out 4473, pay for gun and leave. Open carry is legal in GA, not sure about TN. As a rule I don't open carry, but being able to legally do so does create more options for legal carry and I don't have to worry about accidentally showing the firearm.

No firearms signs mean carry no legal weight in GA. They can ask you to leave. Even ban you from ever coming back. But I've never heard of an issue.
 
There are no rights violated. A private business can do what he wants on that regard (with the few exempted classes excepted)
Seems there are some states that slightly disagree with that and give the gun carrier a chance for self protection without a criminal charge unless he or she refuses to leave the premises. That is the best of both worlds.
 
I have seen signs at gun shows that the listed price includes the background check fee and sales tax, but most gun dealers list the gun price, BG check fee and sales tax separately.
 
TN still have that tax on ammo? I remember the little stamps on the boxes.

Yes



TN is very gun friendly. Carrying does require a shall issue carry permit, but thanks to a law change in 2014 that extended the castle doctrine to vehicles, you can legally carry loaded firearms in your vehicle without a permit as long as they are not on your person.
 
Well, our minds changed! Now since my son, his wife and her mother are moving to Texas, I guess we are too! Plus, I think the weather there is a little less humid there as compared to Tenn. I'm sure gun laws there are scarce, since Glen Beck moved there for that reason and more. Any ideas?
 
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