NASHVILLE – Tennessee handgun-permit holders and licensed hunters over age 21 will be allowed to store weapons in their locked vehicles parked on public lots, including schools, as well as parking lots owned by retailers, factories and other businesses under legislation moving in the Senate.
The bill, intended as a compromise between businesses and the National Rifle Association, passed the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee on a 6-1 vote with two other lawmakers abstaining.
It now goes to the Senate floor.
The bill now only excludes gun owners from keeping their vehicles at nuclear facilities.
Businesses immediately denounced the compromise.