As described below, this bill removes certain exclusions from the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act and creates certain criminal offenses when a person is held in violation of the aforementioned act.
Present law provides that the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act does not apply to:
(1) A firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person;
(2) A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a propellant;
(3) Ammunition with a projectile that explodes using an explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the firearm; or
(4) A firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device.
This bill removes the above-mentioned exclusions and further provides that an employee or elected or appointed official of a state or local government entity cannot enforce, or assist in the enforcement, of a federal law in violation of the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act.
This bill also creates a criminal offense, classified as a Class A misdemeanor, for a person who disenfranchises another of the person’s constitutional rights enumerated in the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act. This criminal offense also applies to a person who knowingly assists another in violating the Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act and a person who orders another to do so, both with different classifications. A person who knowingly assists commits a Class B misdemeanor, while the person who orders the violation commits a Class E felony.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 4-54-105