SENATE BILL 2952
By Akbari HOUSE BILL 1587
By Pearson AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47 and Title 68,
relative to firearms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section "semi-automatic rifle" means any repeating rifle which utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round, and which requires a separate function of the trigger to fire each projectile.
(b) It is an offense to knowingly manufacture a semi-automatic rifle in this state.
(c) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2023, the public welfare requiring it.
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