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Tennessee - Apply for a Handgun Carry Permit

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ProcedureEdit

  1. Go to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security- Driver License Service Center in your area.
  2. Submit proof of the successful completion of a department approved Handgun Safety Course within the past six (6) months. Call (615) 251-8590 to find out more information on handgun schools, locations and contact information.
  3. Provide Certified Proof of U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residency (no photocopies).
  4. Submit the application.
  5. Present a photo ID to the department at the time of filing the application.
  6. Pay the required fee.
  7. When the application is processed at the driver service center, the applicant will be given instructions on being fingerprinted.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Proof of US Citizenship or Lawful permanent resident Status.
  • Certificate of successful completion of the Handgun Safety Course within the past 6 months.
  • Proof of identity



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Program Director, Lisa Knight
1150 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 251-8590



EligibilityEdit

  • Applicants are required to be a resident of the State of Tennessee;
  • Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
  • Applicants shall not have been convicted of any felony offense punishable for a term exceeding one (1) year;
  • Applicants shall not currently be under indictment or information for any criminal offense punishable by a term exceeding one (1) year;
  • Shall not be currently the subject of any order of protection;
  • Shall not be a fugitive from justice;
  • Shall not be an unlawful user of or addicted to alcohol or any controlled substance and the applicant has not been a patient in a rehabilitation program or hospitalized for alcohol or controlled substance abuse or addiction within ten (10) years from the date of application;
  • The applicant has not been convicted of the offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant in this or any other State two (2) or more times within ten (10) years from the date of application and that none of such convictions has occurred within five (5) years from the date of application or renewal.
  • Shall not have been adjudicated as mental defective; has not been committed to or hospitalized in a mental institution; has not had a court appoint a conservator for the applicant by reason of a mental defect; has not been judicially determined to be disabled by reason of a mental illness, development disability or other mental incapacity; and has not, within seven (7) years from the date of application, been found by a court to pose an immediate substantial likelihood of serious harm, as defined in Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 5, because of mental illness;
  • Shall not be an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States;
  • Shall not have been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions (dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge or a dismissal; Chapter 1340-2-4-.02 (5);
  • Having been a citizen of the United States, applicants shall not have renounced their citizenship;
  • Shall not have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence as defined in 18 U.S.C.A. 921 (33);
  • Shall not be receiving social security disability benefits by reason of alcohol dependence, drug dependence or mental disability;
  • Shall not have been convicted of the offense of stalking;



FeesEdit

Handgun Carry Permit Fee: $115 (non-refundable)



ValidityEdit

Four (4) years



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InstructionsEdit

  • Applications for a new handgun carry permit may be picked up at any Driver Service Center location.
  • Applications for a new handgun carry permit can be processed at any full service Driver Service Center location.



Required InformationEdit

  • Full name
  • Date and place of Birth
  • Current residence



Need for the DocumentEdit

The citizens of the state of Tennessee have the right to keep and bear arms for their common defense; but the General Assembly has the power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms with a view to prevent crime. It is therefore an obligation for the Tennessee citizens apply for a handgun carry permit if they purchase a firearm.



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External LinksEdit

Tennessee DMV: http://www.dmv.org/tn-tennessee/
Department of Safety and Homeland Security: http://www.tn.gov/safety/



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