Tennessee State Certified Handgun Permit Schools

Tennessee law, based on regulations issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety, stipulates that the minimum amount of time required for a handgun permit course is eight (8) hours.  Four (4) hours must be spent in the classroom and an additional four (4) hours on a gun range.  

The majority of handgun schools complete the permit course in one day.  A few schools conduct the course over two days.  Check with the handgun school.  Please make sure the Handgun Permit School is "certified" and their certification is active.  There have been some schools that have been "de-certified" and the individuals who have taken the course, faced problems when they submitted their "certification of completion" issued by the school.  Check with the Tennessee Department of Safety (615) 256-8590 to make sure the school is still active.  

IMPORTANT:  Do not attempt to purchase a "certificate of training" without the taking the required classroom or range elements of the course.  Some instructors have sold these certificates.  The state of Tennessee prosecuted these individuals and made the people who had obtained the "certificates of training" take the course again and in some cases people lost money, time, and came close to being faced with legal problems.  The eight hours of training is not a lot of time.  Don't take a chance of problems by trying to beat the required elements. 

Exceptions:    

Individuals in law enforcement, armed security personnel,  and active or former military personnel who can produce military pistol training records similar to the requirements of the Tennessee Handgun Permit Course, are not required to complete the class room or range portion of the handgun training.  

Most law enforcement officers fall under the "Law Enforcement Security Act" [H.R. 218].  This law signed by President Bush in July 2006, allows active officers who are employed by a state agency, and retired officers who have met the qualifications of this law, to carry a concealed handgun in all fifty states.

Active or former military personnel, within five years of their separation, who can show proof of military training that mirrors the required handgun training in Tennessee,  will be exempt from the mandatory handgun permit training.  In place of training records, a "memorandum of record" showing that handgun training of at least four hours range time and similar classroom instruction was completed. 


Tennessee Handgun Permit
[overview]

Permit Time Frame

A Tennessee Handgun Permit is valid for four (4) years.

Additional training after Permit Course

There is no training requirement to renew a handgun permit. 

Handgun Restrictions

When a Tennessee Handgun Permit is issued, a permit holder may carry any type of handgun they own or possess, and as many as they desire. 

Is a Tennessee Handgun Permit a concealed permit ?

Although the majority of Tennessee Permit Holders carry their weapon concealed, it is not mandated in the
Tennessee codes that a handgun must be concealed. To learn more on this subject, click on holster below

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Use this link to review the Tennessee Handgun Permit Application
 


Scroll down to view your county.  The schools listed here are not the only "certified" handgun permit schools.

If the school has advised us of their class dates, they will be listed each month.


If you possess a Tennessee Handgun Permit or are in the process of getting one, this publication is a must when you travel.
It gives you all the information you need to know about Tennessee and any state you visit. 
Don't get in trouble because you did not know the rules and regulations about carrying
[did you hear about the Shelby County Handgun Permit Holder who was caught in Illinois on top of the Sears Towers with her handgun].
She will be lucky to get out of Illinois without a felony charge because of this incident.  This is what can happen. 
Please remember that it is YOUR obligation to know the rules and restrictions when you carry your handgun,
no matter what state you are in.  This publication helps you meet this task.  Only $ 10.00.  Click on cover to order.

2008 Edition now available.

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States that currently honor the Tennessee Handgun Permit are:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming

Remember that each of these states have their own CCW laws.
Our Legally Armed Tennessee Handgun Permit Travel Guide gives you the inforamtion you need when you travel with your pistol. 
Don't get caught by not knowing the rules and regulations when you carry your handgun.



Tennessee State Certified Handgun Permit Schools  

( listed by Tennessee County )


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ANDERSON


BEDFORD

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724


BENTON


BLEDSOE


BLOUNT

W. D. Sporting Goods

Coal Creek Armory

10737 Dutchtown Road, Knoxville [indoor gun range]

865-966-4545

Tuition $ 85.00 / One Day Course ( 11 am to 7 pm )

Coal Creek Armorey

Farnsworth Indoor Shooting School, Vonore

423-884-6462

Farnsworth Firearms

Class Dates

On Target Training Center
308 Dante Road
Knoxville, Tennessee
865-242-4665

BRADLEY

Bradley County Sheriff's Dept., Cleveland, 423-476-0660

Class Dates

Dodd & Associates, Chattanooga

423--596-4848

Dodd Training

Class Dates:

Farnsworth Indoor Shooting School, Vonore

423-884-6462

Farnsworth Firearms

Class Dates


CAMPBELL

The LaFollette Sport Shop [Ronnie & Susie Carroll], LaFollette

 423-562-0035

Class Dates:

LaFollette Sport Shop


CANNON

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection

Gunny's Gun Shop, Livingston

Gunny's

Class Dates:


CARROLL


CARTER

Mountain Tactical
252 Cripple Creek Road
Watauga, Tennessee
423-676-1860
Mike Kidd, Instructor




CHEATHAM

Custom Gunsmithing & Training School, Chapmansboro

615-505-6926

Class Dates

Custom Gunsmithing


CHESTER


CLAIBORNE


CLAY

S & R Guns, Cookeville, Algood, Tennessee

S & R Guns

Gunny's Gun Shop, Livingston, Tennessee

Gunny's


COCKE


COFFEE

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection

Gunny's Gun Shop, Livingston

Gunny's

Clss Dates:


CROCKETT


CUMBERLAND

Plateau Handgun Safety School, Crossville

David Oakes, Instructor

931-484-4532

Class Dates
1st Saturday every month

Gunny's Gun Shop, Livingston

Gunny's

Clss Dates:


DAVIDSON
Academy of Self PROTECTION, Joelton

615-876-3010

Class Dates

Academy web site

Guns & Leather, Inc., Greenbrier

615-643-4865

Guns & Letather

Class Dates

Gun City, Nashville

Rattle Snake Ridge Training Complex and Range, Clarksville

931-648-8132

Class Dates

Rattle Snake Ridge Training Complex

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Class Dates

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection


DECATUR


DEKALB

Gunny's Gun Shop, Livingston

Gunny's

Clss Dates:


DICKSON


Dickson County Sheriff's Department

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection


DYER


FAYETTE


FENTRESS


FRANKLIN


GIBSON

Gibson County Sheriff's Dept., Humboldt

901-784-5743

Class Dates


GILES

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection


GRAINGER

C & C Firearm Training

865-828-3492


GREENE

Stop in at BIG AL's and sign up  for classes

BIG AL'S

C & C Firearm Training

865-828-3492


GRUNDY

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection


HAMBLEN


HAMILTON

Dodd & Associates, Chattanooga

423--596-4848

website

Carter Handgun Training, Harrison

423-344-1099

Class Dates

Sportsman's Indoor Shooting, Hixon

423-875-4868

Class Dates


HANCOCK

Handcock County Sheriff's Dept., Sneedville

423-733-2249

Class Dates


HARDEMAN


HARDIN

Tri State Gun and Archery Club
2645 Damon Road
Counce Tennessee 38326
(731-689-4779)
Contacts:
Johnny Bellis 731-926-0375
Jerry Wesenburg 731-689-4779
Bob Royer 731-412-9644
Jack Sawin 731-607-6400


HAWKINs


HAYWOOD


HENDERSON


HENRY


HICKMAN


HOUSTON


HUMPHREYS

Humphreys Co Sheriff's Office
112 Thompson St
Waverly, TN 37185
931-296-2301 office


JACKSON


JEFFERSON

C & C Firearm Training

865-828-3492


JOHNSON

C & C Firearm Training

865-828-3492


KNOX

Coal Creek Armory, 10737 Dutchtown Road, Knoxville [indoor gun range]
865-966-4545

Tuition $ 85.00 / One Day Course ( 11 am to 7 pm )

TN Handgun Permit course is every Saturday.

Students can rent a handgun for the range qualification ($5.00)
Shooting of 48 rounds done from thee, seven, and fifteen yards.

Prepaying is recommended and guarantees inclusion in the class
.


Farnsworth Indoor Shooting School, Vonore

423-884-6462

Farnsworth Firearms

Class Dates

On Target Training Center
308 Dante Road
Knoxville, Tennessee
865-242-4665

LAKE


LAUDERDALE


LAWRENCE

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Class Dates


LEWIS

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Class Dates


LINCOLN


LOUDON

Farnsworth Indoor Shooting School, Vonore

423-884-6462

Farnsworth Firearms

Class Dates


MCMINN

Bradley County Sheriff's Dept., Cleveland, 423-476-0660

Class Dates



MCNAIRY


MACON

Farnsworth Indoor Shooting School, Vonore

423-884-6462

Farnsworth Firearms

Class Dates


MADISON

Citizens Defense Training, Inc., Jackson

731-427-7222

Class Dates

Tennessee Sports Foundation, Jackson

731-664-5802

Class Dates


MARION

Dodd & Associates, Chattanooga

423--596-4848

website


MARSHALL

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Class Dates


MAURY

Nashville Matchmasters Handgun School, Columbia

931-381-1698

Class Dates

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Class Dates

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection

Class Dates: 


MEIGS


MONROE

Farnsworth Indoor Shooting School, Vonore

423-884-6462

Farnsworth Firearms

Class Dates


MONTGOMERY

rattlesnakeridge

Rattle Snake Ridge Training Complex, Clarksville

931-648-8132

Class Dates

Rattle Snake Ridge

Custom Gunsmithing & Training School, Chapmansboro

615-505-6926

Custom Gunsmithing

Class Dates

Guns & Leather, Inc., Greenbrier

615-643-4865

Guns & Letather

Class Dates


MOORE


MORGAN


OBION


OVERTON

S & R Guns, Cookeville

S & R Guns

Gunny's Gun Shop, Livingston, Tennessee

Gunny's


PERRY


PICKETT


POLK


PUTNAM

S & R Guns, Allgood

S & R Guns

Class Dates:

Gunny's Gun Shop, Livingston

Gunny's

Clss Dates:

Plateau Handgun Safety School, Crossville

931-484-4532

Class Dates


RHEA

Dodd & Associates, Chattanooga

423--596-4848

Ronnie Dodd Training


ROANE

Coal Creek Armory, 10737 Dutchtown Road, Knoxville [indoor gun range]

865-966-4545

Tuition $ 85.00 / One Day Course ( 11 am to 7 pm )

Coal Creek


On Target Training Center
308 Dante Road
Knosville, Tennessee
865-242-4665


Farnsworth Indoor Shooting School, Vonore

423-884-6462

Farnsworth Firearms


ROBERTSON

Guns & Leather, Inc., Greenbrier

615-643-4865

Guns & Letather

Class Dates

Second Amendment Gun Shop, Springfield

615-384-5255


RUTHERFORD

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection

Guns & Leather, Inc., Greenbrier

615-643-4865

Guns & Letather

Class Dates


SCOTT


SEQUATCHIE

Dodd & Associates, Chattanooga

423--596-4848

Ronnie Dodd Training


SEVIER


SHELBY

Kerrville Personal Protection Academy, Millington

901-872-3161

Class Dates


SMITH


STEWART

RattleSnake Ridge, Clarksville

931-648-8132

Class Dates

SULLIVAN


Mountain Tactical
252 Cripple Creek Road
Watauga, Tennessee
423-676-1860
Mike Kidd, Instructor

SUMNER

Complete Gun Shop, Gallatin

615-206-0075

Complete Gun Shop

Class Dates

Guns & Leather, Inc., Greenbrier

615-643-4865

Guns & Letather

Class Dates


TIPTON


TROUSDALE


UNICOI


UNION


VANBUREN

Crain Firearms Training School, Spencer

931-946-2807

Class Dates


WARREN



Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724




WASHINGTON

East Tennessee State University
Aaron Henley, Instructor
423-928-3201
or
henleyaaron@yahoo.com
Cost $ 60.00 [including gun & ammo]
Classes 2nd Saturday of each month.


Mountain Tactical
252 Cripple Creek Road
Watauga, Tennessee
423-676-1860
Mike Kidd, Instructor


WAYNE


WEAKLEY


WHITE

Gunny's Gun Shop, Livingston

Gunny's

Clss Dates:


WILLIAMSON

DISC, Inc., Franklin

615-368-2055

Class Dates

Self Defense Initiatives, Nashville

615-308-8724

Executive Protection Agency

Executive Protection

Guns & Leather, Inc., Greenbrier

615-643-4865

Guns & Letather

Class Dates


WILSON

Complete Gun Shop, Gallatin

615-206-0075

Complete Gun Shop

Class Dates

Guns & Leather, Inc., Greenbrier

615-643-4865

Guns & Leather

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