Tennessee Gun Laws F.A.Q.

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• +Q: Does Tennessee require a permit to purchase weapons?
• +Q: Does Tennessee require owners to register their firearms with the police?
• +Q: Does Tennessee require an owner's license?
• +Q: Does Tennessee issue open carry permits?
• +Q: Does Tennessee issue concealed carry permits?
• +Q: Does Tennessee have preemption over subdivisions?
• +Q: Does Tennessee have a restriction on magazine capacity?
• +Q: Does Tennessee support the castle doctrine?
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  A:

  In Tennessee deadly force is legal when used to defend one's self, when they believe that there is a threat of immediate death or serious bodily injury. This belief must be founded on reasonable grounds. There is no duty to retreat from anywhere that the person has the right to be.

• +Q: Does Tennessee have a "stand-your-ground" law?
• +Q: Does Tennessee uphold a peaceable journey?
• +Q: Does Tennessee have restrictions on assault weapons?
• +Q: What NFA restrictions does Tennessee have?

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