TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 15, 2023

Memphis City Council members are set to consider two ballot referendums tomorrow that would allow Memphians to vote on whether handguns without permits should be banned within city limits and whether the sale of assault rifles should be banned in the city, the Commercial Appeal reports. If approved by council members and then by voters, the ordinances would directly contradict state law. In 2021, Tennessee became a permitless carry state, allowing for both concealed and open carry of handguns without a permit. Tennessee law also states that local firearms ordinances will be preempted by state law.