Various Tennessee Law Information

DISCLAIMER:  Unless otherwise noted, the information here 
is quoted directly from the T.C.A. books, applies only to the 
State of Tennessee, and is current at the time of the writing.
Please note, laws change, so the informaton given here may be outdated, and these links give only statute from the TN code Annotated (TCA) and do not present case law and/or precedents. OTHER LINKS Michie Legal Resources TN State Page TN Attorney General Opinions GUNS TO CARRY info page HANDGUN LAW.US



Entrapment - General Self Defense - Protection from Lawsuit - Protection of Life and Health


Protection of Property - Use of a Device to Protect Property - Deadly Force by a Law Enforcement Officer


Use of Deadly Force/Citizens Arrest - Defense of a Third Person - Carrying on School Property


Disturbing a Dead Body - Defense to Carrying Unlawfully - Possessing Where Alcohol is Served


Posted "No Weapons" Properties - Citizens' Arrest - Badge Law - Arrests Made Without Warrants


Parking in Front of a Driveway - Pedestrians' Right-of-way


Off Limit Locations - Killing Animals - Carrying While Drinking 


What Guns Can I Carry? - Carrying in a Vehicle - Knife Law 



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