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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 949 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Brooks |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB0949 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 001397 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, |
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| 14 | 13 | | Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms. |
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| 16 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 17 | 16 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, is amended by |
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| 18 | 17 | | adding the following as a new section: |
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| 19 | 18 | | (a) It is an offense to store or keep a firearm in any place unless the firearm is |
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| 20 | 19 | | secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or |
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| 21 | 20 | | other safety device that is properly engaged so as to render the firearm inoperable by |
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| 22 | 21 | | any person other than the owner or another lawfully authorized user. |
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| 23 | 22 | | (b) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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| 24 | 23 | | (c) This section does not apply to a firearm that is carried by or under the control |
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| 25 | 24 | | of the owner or other lawfully authorized user. |
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| 26 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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