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Tennessee's Senate Judiciary passes bill to allow permitless carry of handguns{p}Lawmakers pass bill to allow Tennesseans to carry guns without permit (PHOTO: Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security){/p}Tennessee's Senate Judiciary voted to pass a bill that would What is commonly called constitutional carry is already legal in 12 states with Tennessee potentially becoming number 13.The controversial bill passed on a 7-2 party line vote. Both the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Sheriff's Association opposed the bill.Read MoreGovernor Bill Lee has supported removing the permitting and training process for getting a gun for over two years. Last year, the pandemic kept the legislature from passing the bill, but it passed a House Judiciary Committee last May."We're concerned about not requiring individuals to have training before they're able to legally carry a firearm," said Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings in that May 2020 hearing. Rallings said he did not support the bill because he felt it would make his city less safe.RELATED:House Majority Leader William Lamberth said in that same hearing that an eight hour training course is not sufficient for a lifetime permit, but he did not believe the government should mandate training (even as he opined that Tennesseans should train and go to the range on their own with their firearm).Last week, Governor Bill Lee fielded questions about the lack of support from some in law enforcement.Lee said, "I think we can protect our law enforcement. Protect our citizenry, and protect our second amendment rights all at the same time."Vermont was the only state to have constitutional carry for many years, and they have achieved a low gun violence rate, but CDC data over the last five years shows Tennessee hovering between the fourth and 12th most violent state.Carol Frazier from the organization Mom's Demand Action asked the House committee last May, "Does it make common sense to have more people carrying guns that don't have any training? Will that not increase violence in our communities?"The legislation would permit both open and concealed carrying of handguns for anyone over 21. The House bill unveiled last year would also increase the punishment for theft of a firearm from a misdemeanor to a felony that would require six months in jail. Only one Republican voted against the bill in the House committee last May.Get reports like this and all the news of the day in Middle Tennessee delivered to your inbox each morning with the

Tennessee's Senate Judiciary passes bill to allow permitless carry of handguns{p}Lawmakers pass bill to allow Tennesseans to carry guns without permit (PHOTO: Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security){/p}Tennessee's Senate Judiciary voted to pass a bill that would What is commonly called constitutional carry is already legal in 12 states with Tennessee potentially becoming number 13.The controversial bill passed on a 7-2 party line vote. Both the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Sheriff's Association opposed the bill.Read MoreGovernor Bill Lee has supported...

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