Tennessee’s New Guns in Parking Lots Law – by Carol M. Joiner
With the passage of new legislation which was signed by Governor Bill Haslam in March 2013 (Public Chapter No. 16, H.B. 118/S.B. 142), effective July 1, 2013, handgun carry permit holders in Tennessee will be allowed to store firearms and ammunition in their vehicles while in either public or private parking lots.1 This law changes the general Tennessee law that…