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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 3, 2021

The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would allow for permitless carry of a handgun in the state on a 7-2 party line vote. The bill would permit both open and concealed carrying of handguns for anyone over 21 and would remove the current permitting and training process required to buy a gun, News Channel 9 reports. Both the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Sheriff's Association oppose the bill, which is commonly called “constitutional carry.” The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee also approved the legislation and sent it to the full committee for consideration, according to the Commercial Appeal.