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| 2 | 2 | HOUSE BILL 949 | |
| 3 | 3 | By Brooks | |
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| 5 | 5 | SENATE BILL 1183 | |
| 6 | 6 | By Akbari | |
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| 9 | 9 | SB1183 | |
| 10 | 10 | 001397 | |
| 11 | 11 | - 1 - | |
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| 13 | 13 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, | |
| 14 | 14 | Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms. | |
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| 16 | 16 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, is amended by | |
| 18 | 18 | adding the following as a new section: | |
| 19 | 19 | (a) It is an offense to store or keep a firearm in any place unless the firearm is | |
| 20 | 20 | secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or | |
| 21 | 21 | other safety device that is properly engaged so as to render the firearm inoperable by | |
| 22 | 22 | any person other than the owner or another lawfully authorized user. | |
| 23 | 23 | (b) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. | |
| 24 | 24 | (c) This section does not apply to a firearm that is carried by or under the control | |
| 25 | 25 | of the owner or other lawfully authorized user. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |