Firearms

Open carry: legal at 18 without a permit (HB 1005 lowered the age in 2024) — applies to handguns. Concealed: permitless at 18+ for handguns.

Firearms is permitted in Tennessee — but the limits and penalties still bite. See exactly what crosses the line.

Even where firearms is permitted in Tennessee, location, conduct, and possession rules still apply. See the exceptions that matter.

Read the exact Tennessee statute covering firearms — the citation when you want to verify the source.