Tennessee Gets Low Grade for Gun Safety Laws in Study

According to Gabrielle Giffords’ Law Center, Tennessee isn’t making the grade on gun safety laws. However, the state has slightly improved its rating since last year.
Each year, Gifford’s Law Center releases their Annual Gun Law Scorecard, grading each state on the strength of their gun laws.
Tennessee received a “D-” rating this year “due to its lack of comprehensive gun safety measures.”
However, the state has improved marginally since last year when it received an “F” rating.
The state is also ranked #24 out of 50 states in terms of gun law strength but sits at #14 when it comes to the number of gun-related deaths per capita.
Gifford Law Center says Tennessee’s gun laws are strong when it comes to domestic violence, creating a procedure last year that requires offenders to relinquish their guns after an offense.
They also say Tennessee has partially strong laws when it comes to child-access prevention and conceal-carry permitting.
However, they say the state could improve gun laws in three key areas, including, stronger background checks, extreme-risk protection orders and making military-style weaponry illegal or more difficult to obtain.