Lawmakers delay vote on permitless gun carry for 18-year-olds amid heavy opposition
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch hugs a gun-safety advocate on Wednesday, March 8, after a hearing of the House Civil Justice Committee. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday, March 8, delayed a vote on a bill that would expand permitless gun carry to 18-year-olds and allow permit holders to carry any firearms, not just handguns. No law enforcement agencies support it.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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