Permitless carry bill for 18-year-olds delayed
However, Tennessee won’t enforce violations
Volunteers with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, wearing red shirts, filled the House Civil Justice Committee hearing room on Wednesday, March 8, to oppose a bill that would expand permitless carry to 18-year-olds. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
A General Assembly bill allowing 18-year-olds to carry guns without permits was pushed to next year, but the state is already treating it as the law under a settlement that ended an age-discrimination lawsuit.
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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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