Where can you NOT legally carry a handgun in TN?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Where can you NOT legally carry a handgun in TN?

Posted: 11/19/2003 3:46:54 PM EDT

My NY permit is now good in TN (go figure). Where are you not allowed to carry? There is something about places that serve alcholol, I know, where else?

Posted: 11/20/2003 5:24:33 PM EDT

[#1]

* It is an offense for a person to possess a firearm within the confines of a building open to the public where liquor, wine or other alcoholic beverage, as defined in 57-3-101(a)(1)(A),. or beer as defined in 57-6-102(1) , are served for on premises consumption.
* Any room in which judicial proceedings are in progress.
* Any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, used or operated by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution.
* It is not an offense for a nonstudent adult to possess a firearm, if such firearm is contained within a private vehicle operated by the adult and is not handled by such adult, or by any other person acting with the expresses or implied consent of such adult, while such vehicle is on school property.
* On the grounds of any public park, playground, civic center or other building facility, area or property owned, used or operated by any municipal, county or state government, or instrumentality thereof, for recreational purposes.
* An individual, corporation, business entity or government entity or agent thereof is authorized to prohibit possession of weapons by any person otherwise authorized by this subsection, at meetings conducted by, or on premises owned, operated, managed or under control of such individual, corporation, business entity or government entity. Notice of such prohibition shall be posted in prominent locations, including all entrances primarily used by persons entering the building, portion of the building or buildings where weapon possession is prohibited.

If alcohol served on premises.
Courtrooms.
School/school property if you leave your vehicle.
Parks (or other (fed/state/local) government owned property.)
Places where notice of prohibited possession of weapons exist.

Jonathan

Posted: 11/20/2003 5:39:15 PM EDT

[#2]

Thank you Jonathan, that is much as I thought, though I did not know of the prohibition against carrying in parks. I can tell you I am glad that TN has seen fit to recognize permit, I am sorry that NY does not have similar respect for the residents of Tennessee.

When you go somewhere strange and are unable to carry your firearm, you quickly realize how much you are used to have it poking into your hip.

Posted: 11/21/2003 3:04:43 AM EDT

[#3]

...iirc Tennessee is also open carry. At least it was when I got my CCW....its just not widely done.

Posted: 11/21/2003 5:04:21 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
...iirc Tennessee is also open carry. At least it was when I got my CCW....its just not widely done.

There is a fellow that owns a liquor store in Memphis (and offered a discount to Arfkom members, not that I think YOU would be interested

) who said he does it and sees it occaissionnally. I have never seen anyone open carry anywhere around Nashville, Chatanooga or Knoxville. Oh someone also said you have to have a permit to open carry, which in theory might have been a problem if a certain flightless bird had been open carrying in TN before TN recognized his NY permit...

Posted: 11/22/2003 10:38:45 AM EDT

[#5]

Be careful about the open carry in TN. I know in Nashville, it is illegal without a permit. They call it carrying a fire arm with the intention of going armed. Go figure. I already had a go round with a cop about that one.

Posted: 11/22/2003 11:07:08 AM EDT

[#6]

I thought you had to have a permit for open or concealed carry. The only time I had open carried was out in the sticks anyway.

Posted: 11/22/2003 6:32:36 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
I thought you had to have a permit for open or concealed carry.

Correct, for the entire state.

Posted: 11/24/2003 7:29:46 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Be careful about the open carry in TN. I know in Nashville, it is illegal without a permit. They call it carrying a fire arm with the intention of going armed. Go figure. I already had a go round with a cop about that one.

Tennessee is a no permit, no gun, (ie no open carry) state. Openly Carrying a handgun without a permit in TN is 'intent to go armed'.

But the way the TN handgun permit is written it does not specify 'concealed', so if you have a permit you can carry openly if you want.

Posted: 11/24/2003 7:37:00 PM EDT

[#9]

I've never open carried and wouldn't anyway, particularly not in a city like Nashville. I've never seen anyone open carry while I have been in TN. Is it common anywhere? I've really only been around Nashville and Chatanooga besides some hiking out in the sticks.

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