Is The Tennessee Handgun Permit Law, A “Concealed” Law?
Most states that have enacted a permit or license law, have mandated in the law that the handgun must be “concealed” when carried. In some states like Kentucky, if a person carries “concealed”, they must possess a Kentucky Carrying Concealed Deadly Weapons [CCDW] license, or be a holder of a valid permit or license from a reciprocal state. However, if a person carries in the “open” [visible], they do not have to have a permit or license to carry the gun. In the state of Tennessee, if a person carries a “loaded” handgun concealed or in the open, they must have a valid TN Handgun Permit, or a valid permit or license from a reciprocal state. It is not mandated in the Tennessee Handgun Permit Law the mode of carry [I.e. open or concealed]. The majority of legally armed citizens in Tennessee carry their handgun in a concealed manner.
Related Questions
- I already have a VA, WV, PA, NC or PA Concealed Handgun Permit; do I really need to take the 4-hour Mutli-State CCW course in order to apply for the Utah non-resident 30+ state CCW?
- Does this one 4-hour course allow me to also apply for a Virginia Resident or Non-Resident Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP)?
- How does the new concealed handgun permit law work with the old law still in place?
