What are Tennessee laws on carrying a handgun in a car?

Answer 1

Yes. To be legal, it must be unloaded and inacessible. If you don't have a carry permit, the best place to store it is in the trunk, or if you don't have a trunk, as far to the rear of the car (away from anyone in the car) as you can put it. If you have a carry permit from any state in the U.S. you can carry it loaded and accessible. Tennessee recognizes permits from any state.

Answer 2

If you have a valid permit from any U.S. state, you can carry a handgun loaded, on your person or otherwise accessible in your car. If you don't have a permit, you have to abide by federal transport laws, which basically say the gun has to be unloaded and inaccessible.

Answer 3

It's only legal if you have a gun permit, and then, it only applies to handguns. If you have a handgun permit, you can have a shotgun or rifle in your car, magazine loaded, but you cannot have a round in the chamber. Otherwise, it has to be unloaded and inaccessible.

Answer 4

With a proper concealed carry permit it is more likely that you can carry a loaded handgun in your car with you, whenever you are traveling within the State and any other State(s) that has an agreement to honor the Tennessee Concealed Carry Permit.

Check out the codes concerning the Tennessee Concealed Carry Permit Information for more specific information on carrying loaded handguns in Tennessee at the official TN.Gov website for more information in the related links below.

Answer 5

You can transport an unloaded firearm in Tennessee, but if you want to carry in loaded or on your person, you need a permit. Tennessee recognizes permits from any state.

Answer 6

You can't legally keep it accessible unless you have a carry permit. If you have a permit, you can keep it anywhere in the car. Without a permit, it has to be unloaded and inaccessible.