Technically, no. According to federal law, you can only buy a handgun in the state where you reside. You can, however, pay for a gun in any state and then have the dealer ship it to a gun dealer in your state and pick it up there. The dealer in your state will charge a transfer fee.
Yes.
Yes. All of those states recognize Tennessee handgun permits.
Yes. The state of Tennessee recognizes handgun permits from any state.
According to handgunlaw.us, yes, Georgia recognizes Texas permits.
Yes, but it depends on where you are going. Check out handgunlaw.us for more info. For instance, Tennessee recognizes handgun permits from any state, but New York doesn't recognize any other state.
No, Washington DC does not allow concealed handgun carry, nor do they recognize permits from any other state.
No, Washington DC does not allow concealed handgun carry, nor do they recognize permits from any other state.
Assuming you mean "gun" permit, yes, the state of Tennessee recognizes gun permits from any state.
Nevada does not recognize Arizona permits, so you can't carry a concealed handgun in Nevada using an Arizona permit, however, Nevada is an open carry state, so you may be allowed to carry openly. Additionally, Nevada does issue non-resident permits. Check the related link for more info.
Arkansas does not issue open-carry permits, but does issue concealed-carry permits. The handgun must not be visible to others, and is not allowed in certain places.
No. All handgun permits expire at some point and will have to be renewed.
It depends on what you mean. The state of New York does issue permits, but the city of New York does not recognize permits issued by NY state, or permits issued by any other state. New York City does issue it's own proprietary permits, but as I understand it, they are extremely difficult to obtain.
It depends on what you mean. In the U.S. most states do not require any type of license to own a firearm (although 2 or 3 do, such as Illinois, which requires a Firearms Owner ID card). Most states issue handgun carry permits, and if that's what you mean, different states enacted handgun permit laws at different times. Tennessee's first statewide permits were issued in 94 or 95. Kansas just started issuing permits a year or two ago. Illinois, one other state, I can't remember which, and the District of Columbia don't issue permits.