Guide to Getting Your Enhanced Carry Permit!
​​​​​​best
class
best
value
-
Free one day $13 All Day Range Pass.
-
Free Lunch (Sat & Sun only)
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit Classes
Over 18,000 Certified Since 2010
Click to Enlarge Reviews
To obtain a handgun carry permit in Tennessee, you must first successfully complete a handgun safety course offered by a handgun safety school that is certified by the Department of Safety like the one offered by Frontier Firearms.
​
Upon completion of the Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit class your scores will be entered into the State online system showing that you have completed the eight (8) hour Handgun Safety Course.
After class you will go to Drivers license center where you will need proof of US Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residency, photo identification such as your Driver License, and NON-REFUNDABLE fee.
​
When your application is processed at the Driver Service Center, you will be given instructions on being fingerprinted.
​
Even though a person has a permit and is authorized to possess or carry a firearm pursuant to TCA 39-17-1315 or 39-17-1351, there are restrictions as to where firearms may be carried. Additional information pertaining to possession of and carrying a firearm are listed by​ Tennessee Code Annotated and subject matter. More information can be obtained online from the Tennessee Code Annotated lookup (this link is to LexisNexis site external to Tennessee Department of Safety website).
