Law Decriminalizing “Silencers”
Senate Bill 2389 (SB921)
Bill Link: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0011&GA=110
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Overview: Sen. Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) sponsored Senate Bill 921 (SB921). Rep. Tilman Goins sponsored the House companion bill (HB11). Titled the “Tennessee Hearing Protection Act,” the new law repealed Tennessee statutes prohibiting the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of firearm “silencers,” more appropriately referred to as “suppressors.”
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1. Contact your state representative AND senator. Find their contact info here: https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/