by James E. Wagner | Mar 28, 2016 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion applying the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms to stun guns. The case is Caetano v. Massachusetts. It involved a woman who was carrying a stun gun as protection against a former boyfriend. On one occasion, she...
by James E. Wagner | Feb 1, 2016 | ESTATE PLANNING: BUSINESS, FAMILY AND PERSONAL, TRUSTS AND ESTATE PLANNING, WILLS
If you don’t like your Will, how do you revoke it? Tennessee law provides the answer. There are three ways to intentionally revoke a Will: The maker of the Will, the ‘testator’, creates another Will that revokes the prior Will; The testator creates a “document of...
by James E. Wagner | Dec 23, 2015 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
It comes as a surprise to many that federal law strictly regulates transfers of firearms between residents of different states. This is not something new. It is part of the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S. Code §922. In particular, under 18 U.S. Code §922(a)(3), it is...
by James E. Wagner | Oct 12, 2015 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
Possession of weapons in parks is governed by Tenn. Code 39-17-1311. Generally, it is an offense for a person to carry certain weapons in or on the grounds of any public park owned by the state, counties, cities or towns. There are exceptions for law enforcement...
by James E. Wagner | Jul 23, 2015 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
A person who has been “adjudicated as a mental defective” or who has been committed to a mental institution may not lawfully possess firearms or ammunition under federal and Tennessee law. 18 U.S. Code §922 and Tenn. Code. Ann. §39-17-(f)(1)(C). There is a procedure...
