Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12 public or private school and on a school bus if the person's intent is to go armed and the school and the bus are posted in a certain manner; deletes the offense of carrying a firearm on the property of a university, college campus, and other public or private non-K-12 educational institutions or property; rewr...

Summary

The legislation amends several sections of the Tennessee Code to broaden defenses for people who use or threaten force, especially on their own property, and to clarify definitions of firearms, deadly force and violent crimes. It adds a presumption that threatening deadly force against an unlawful trespasser is justified, and creates an immunity provision for those who act within the law. The changes affect anyone charged with a weapons‑related offense or a use‑of‑force claim.

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