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...
by James E. Wagner | Jun 15, 2015 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
Perhaps the biggest, and least noticed, change in Tennessee firearms law is Tenn. Code §39-17-1307(e). This provision allows anyone who can legally possess a “firearm” (handgun, rifle or shotgun) to possess or carry a firearm and ammunition in a motor vehicle of which...
by James E. Wagner | May 12, 2015 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
Duties of the personal representative or executor of an estate (I’ll use ‘executor’ for both) include gathering, protecting and distributing assets that belonged to the deceased. In this part of the country, firearms are frequently part of the estate. After the...
by James E. Wagner | Apr 30, 2015 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
In 2013, Tennessee enacted the so-called “guns in trunks law”, Tenn. Code §39-17-1313. This provided a defense to a criminal prosecution for a handgun carry permit holder, if parked on property where the owner prohibited firearm possession. However, the statute did...
by James E. Wagner | Jan 20, 2014 | FIREARMS LAW, FIREARMS LAW: LOCKED, LOADED AND LAWYERED
The National Firearms Act (NFA) regulates such items as machine guns, short-barrel rifles and shotguns and suppressors. Some persons choose to have a trust own the NFA-regulated item, rather than own them as an individual. A trust is a legal entity that is separate...
