Two Tennessee gun laws were struck down by a three-judge panel in Gibson County Chancery Court Monday.
The panel of judges struck down the laws, ruling them unconstitutional for violating the 2nd Amendment.
The laws struck down were making it illegal to carry a firearm in a public park.
This ruling now makes it legal to carry a gun in a state or municipal park.
In a press release “Intent to go Armed” ….the law made it a crime for a person with or without a permit to be out and about with a gun, having the intent to use it.
The court felt the language was too broad and while that may not have been the law’s intent, it’s how it could be enforced, allowing law enforcement officers to stop anyone they observed with a gun and arrest them with a charge of intent to go armed.
Both of the rulings apply statewide — it’s unclear at this time if the state will appeal or not.
Gov. Bill Lee’s administration reportedly defended both of the laws in court.
