Tennessee Firearm Bill of Sale
A Tennessee weapon bill of sale is a legal paper that formalizes the lawful transaction of a handgun in the state. The form includes details about the handgun being traded, as well as information regarding the proprietorship transfer. The form has to be notarized to be considered valid.

Trading a Handgun in Private

There are no rules in Tennessee that govern the transaction of a weapon between two private individuals or entities. The sole need is that the parties involved have legal access to firearms.

Banned from Purchasing.

Individuals are banned from possessing or buying a handgun under Tennessee Code Ann. 39-17-1307(f)(1) if they:

  • Has been sentenced for a delinquency crime of domestic abuse as described in 18 U.S.C. 921 and is still subject to the consequences of that sentence; 

  • Is subject to a rule of security that entirely follows with 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8) at the period of the ownership; 

  • or Is banned from owning a weapon in any other state or federal law.

Handgun Registration

Tennessee law prohibits the official government documentation of privately owned weapons (Tenn. Code Ann. 39-17-1314). (a).

Hidden (Concealed) Carry

To carry a hidden firearm publicly, Tennessee residents must first get an Enhanced Gun Carry License or a Concealed Gun Carry License.

How to Request for a concealed carry

Postulants have to be not less than twenty-one years old or eighteen years old and a current or gloriously retired United States military service member.

Step 1: Go to the Tennessee Division of Safety and Homeland Security's website and fill out a request for a concealed carry license.

Step 2: Take a firearm safety module in the state.

Step 3 – Include the documents listed below:

  • Evidence of acceptable firearm proficiency as described in the state's Code Ann. 39-17-1366(b)(4)(A); 

  • Evidence of nationality or permanent stay; 

  • Evidence of Identification; as well as

  • Evidence of full SSN

Step 4: Tender the request to the Driver Services Center closest to you.

Step 5 – Submit to the Center for a photo.

Step 6: Make a payment for the application cost.

Step 7 – As directed by the Driver Services Center, submit the applicant's dactylograms.

Step 8: Carry out a background investigation conducted by the federal government.

Reciprocality

Tennessee accepts concealed carry licenses from all states in the United States that issue them to their inhabitants.