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	Tennessee Firearms Association

Handgun Permit Eligibility - What is a dishonorable discharge (06-109)

Eligibility of a Person Convicted of Certain Crimes to Serve as a Police Officer or Sheriff Where That Person’s Citizenship Rights Have Been Restored Pursuant to Court Order (06-045)

Civilian Handgun Permits Concealment and Seizure by law enforcement (05-154)

Possession of Firearms on Publicly Owned Property (04-20)

Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms (03-165)

Consideration of prior foreign convictions (Set aside) for qualifications of police officers (03-095)

Private Roads (03-088)

Licensure Requirements and Powers of Private Security Officers who work for a Security Company Contracting with Federal, State or Local Governments (03-022)

Licensed Security Officers and Citizen Arrests (03-018)

Restoration of Rights Forms for Handgun Permit Purposes (02-119)

Expungements Section 40-35-313 (02-099)

Correctional Officers Carrying Firearms While Off Duty (Revised) (02-035)

Qualifying to Run for Office of Sheriff? (02-009)

Disclosure of Social Security Numbers as a Condition for the Issuance of Handgun Carry Permits? (02-003)

Governmental Liability for Off-Duty Police Officers Working for Private Security Firms? (02-002)

Expunction of Records after Entry of Nolle Prosequi (also addresses the return of firearms seized by police after dismissal of charges) (01-155)

Correctional Officers carrying while off duty (01-126)

Ability of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to Require Firearm Purchaser to Supply His/Her Social Security Number? (01-023)

Review of Bounty Hunter Powers (01-020)

Right to a Jury Trial for a Class C Misdemeanant (00-192)

Application of Tenn. Code Ann. 39-17-1352(e)(1) and (2) to General Sessions Courts (00-183)

Secondary employment of law enforcement officers by private security company (00-166)

Ability of local governments to prohibit possession of weapons in county buildings (00-161)

Board of Zoning Appeals' Modification of Zoning Variance (00-148) [relative to terminating a special variance that was issued for a private shooting range]

Lawful commands of police (00-147)

Responsibility for FBI R-84 Disposition Report (00-056)

Requirement of Handgun Safety Class for Individuals Whose Handgun Carrying Permit Has Expired (00-038)

Does Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1305 prohibit carrying of a gun into an establishment that sells beer with less than a 5% alcohol content? (00-031)

Constitutionality of Tenn. Code Ann.§ 39-17-1305 (relative to possession of handguns around alcohol) (00-020)

Ability of an Armed Security Guard to carry a weapon on breaks and during off duty hours. (99-189)

Ability of off duty law enforcement officer to carry a handgun during judicial proceedings, on school property, on recreational grounds, and on premises that sell or serve alcohol. (99-024) [Note: This opinion also comments on the ability to carry firearms under T.C.A 39-17-1311 - public parks, etc.]

Forum and Costs to Appeal Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Handgun Carry Permit (98-199)

Applicability of Tenn. Code Ann. §39-17-1308 as a defense to Tenn. Code Ann. §39-17-1321 (98-151)

Felons obtaining a handgun carry permit after restoration of rights (97-169)

Right to keep and bear arms as applied to certain statutes regulating firearms. (96-080)