Posted on 04/28/2022 5:42:38 AM PDT by marktwain
On April 21, 2022, the Tennessee House voted 64 to 28 to pass HB 1735. A similar bill in the Senate is known as SB 2291. The bill is an incremental step toward restoring Second Amendment rights to young adults. The bill requires the department of safety to issue an enhanced handgun carry permit to people who are at least 18 years of age, and meet the other requirements which apply to people 21 and older. Previously, the minimum age was 21. From legiscan.com, bill text:
(b) Except as provided in subsection (r), any resident of Tennessee who is a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident, as defined by § 55-50-102, may apply to the department of safety for an enhanced handgun carry permit. If the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is not prohibited from possessing a firearm in this state pursuant to § 39-17-1307(b), 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), or any other state or federal law, and the applicant otherwise meets all of the requirements of this section, the department shall issue a permit to the applicant.
In a compromise, the bill prohibits people aged 18 to 20, who have the enhanced permit, from transporting or storing firearms at all sorts of schools; then grants exceptions to those with military connections, as listed in the bill:
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), this section does not apply to a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age and transports or stores a firearm or firearm ammunition in the person’s motor vehicle while on or utilizing a public or private parking area that is located on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, operated, or while in use by any board of education, school,
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I remember reading years ago from a history text written in the 1790’s that the Battle of Yorktown (last meaningful battle of the American Revolution) was won in part because patriots kept coming “from across the Appalachians from the Territory South of the Ohio River (meaning modern day Kentucky and Tennessee), to risk their lives for the cause. And that many of those “men” were as young as 15 and 16.
Times are different, now. Many of the “younger people” have only had a cellphone or something electronic in their hands, over the past years. There are many exceptions, but a mandatory NRA course might not be a good qualification requirement. Does TN have classroom instruction now for CCW?
I don’t know if TN does or not.
Should be: ...but a mandatory NRA course might be a good qualification requirement.
If those who are 18 can vote, sue or be sued, and serve their country - and be eligible to be drafted - they should have all rights and privileges of an adult.
18 or 21...pick one. Some rights at one age and some at another is stupid.
Neither of them own a gun....but they know how to operate them.
Back then, reaching 18 was a major event in one's life, with a cascade of privileges, rights, and responsibilities.
I must have proved myself worthy: worked during HS for my spending money, good grades in school, earning a 4 year ROTC scholarship, etc.
Should be: ...but a mandatory NRA course might be a good qualification requirement.
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Not to be found in the second amendment.
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