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The exceptions allow localities to regulate 1) the carrying of firearms by their employees when acting in the course of the employees employment (except as provided in T.C.A. § 39-17-1313); 2) the discharge of firearms within the boundaries of the locality (except where permitted by State Law); 3) the location of a sport shooting range (except ...
With the passage of the gun shop ordinance, Chicago also struck a previous ban on the transfer of ammunition. [98] On January 18, 2017, a federal appeals court ruled that the city's revised gun shop law was unconstitutional. [99] Cook County has banned the possession of certain semi-automatic firearms that it has defined as assault weapons.
4. Gun Barrel City, Texas. Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5. Virgin ...
Blue State Gun Crackdown Called Out As Threat To Law-abiding Owners Morton Grove, Illinois, became the first city in the U.S. to ban gun ownership, but Kennesaw became the first city to require it.
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories ) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws , although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
In Tennessee, you can buy and sell short-barrel shotguns and rifles, a state law made it legal earlier this year. New Tennessee gun laws add confusion for gun owners and stores [Video] Skip to ...
The law that set up Illinois' concealed carry system in 2013 also established state preemption for certain areas of gun law, including restrictions on assault weapons. Laws passed before July 20, 2013, are grandfathered in, and a number of local governments in the Chicago area have laws that either prohibit or regulate the possession of ...
More than 200 new Tennessee laws will take effect on July 1 addressing issues ranging from gun access and criminal justice to AI protections for musicians.