New Gun Laws In Tennessee – Victory Or Missed Opportunities?

The Tennessee Legislature Was Able To Work Through A Full Session In 2021 Without Too Many Of The Problems Being Attributed To Covid-19. The Year Had Significant Hopes As At Least Three Bills Were Pending Which Addressed Either Permitless Carry Or Something Much More Desirable And Closer To Real Constitutional Carry. TFA Tracked 53 Bills In 2021 Of Which 20 Were Enacted Into Law. Of Those 20, Only A Few Are Likely Of Interest To Most Firearms Owners And Conservatives.

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Supreme Court Takes Up Major Second Amendment Case

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday Announced It Would Hear A Major Second Amendment Court Case That Could Have Broad Implications For Gun Rights. This Would Be The First Time The Highest Court In The Land Has Considered A Gun Rights Case With The Latest Makeup Of The Bench.

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Tennessee Permitless Carry Passes General Assembly and Moves On To Governor Lee

The Tennessee General Assembly Approved Governor Bill Lee’s Permitless Carry Bill On Monday Evening. The House Passed It With A 64-29 Vote, With Only Five Republicans Opposing It. It Will Now Go To Lee’s Desk So It Can Be Signed Into Law.

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Carrying Handgun Without Permit Approved By Tennessee Senate

The Tennessee Senate Passed Legislation Thursday That Would Allow For The Carrying Of Handguns In The State Without A Permit. The Senate Bill’s Companion, House Bill 786, Still Is Working Its Way Through The Committee Process In The House.

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Constitutional Carry One Step Closer To Becoming Law

Tennessee’s Constitutional Carry Bill, Which Would Allow Eligible Citizens To Carry A Handgun Without A Permit, Is Closer To Becoming Law After Being Advanced By The General Assembly. The Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Recommended The Bill For Passage On Tuesday.

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Tennessee Constitutional Carry Bill Passed By Senate Judiciary Committee

Tennessee’s Constitutional Carry Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee By 7-2 Vote And Continues To Move Forward.

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Indiana Looks To Scrap Handgun Carry Permits In Favor Of ‘Constitutional Carry’

Sixteen Other States Have Done It. And Indiana Now Looks Ready To Join Them In Eliminating The Requirement That A Person Have A License In Order To Carry A Loaded Weapon On Them Or In Their Vehicle.

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Tennessee Crime Rates And Gun Sales Increase As Efforts Underway To Loosen Gun Permit Laws

Study Finds That Loosening Concealed Carry Permit Laws Does Not Lead To More Homicides Or Violent Crime.

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Tennessee Looking To Allow Concealed Carry Without Permit

Republican lawmakers in several states have been lobbying to allow concealed carry for guns, even without a permit, and Tennessee looks to be following in their lead. It is already legal in fifteen states, with nine other states looking to implement similar laws.

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