HB0619 - Tennessee: Firearms And Ammunition

Companion Bill SB1507. Firearms and Ammunition - Requires five-year mandatory minimum sentence for a felon who possesses a handgun; 12 years for a felon who possesses a handgun with the intent to employ it in the commission of an offense; and 20 years for a felon who uses a handgun to commit an offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35. Fiscal Summary for *HB0619 / SB1507Increase State Expenditures - $115,694,700 / Incarceration* Bill Summary for *HB0619 / SB1507 Under present law, it is a Class E felony for a person to possess a handgun if the person: (1) Has been convicted of a felony involving the use or attempted use of force, violence or a deadly weapon; or (2) Has been convicted of a felony drug offense. This bill revises the above-described offense to make it unlawful for [...]

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