[No4Mk1*]

Can you carry a handgun while backpacking in a national forest in TN?

With a CCW permit can you keep a loaded handgun anywhere in your car or are there specific rules as to where it has to be? How about without the CCW permit- can you have a loaded handgun in the car?

I've been to packing.org but didn't find all the answers.

[Elmer Snerd]

Double check this of course. Does GA have reciprocity with TN?
Did you go here at packing.org?
http://www.packing.org/state/index.jsp/tennessee

It is an offense for a person to possess a firearm within the confines of a building open to the public where liquor, wine or other alcoholic beverage, as defined in 57-3-101(a)(1)(A),. or beer as defined in 57-6-102(1) , are served for on premises consumption.
Any room in which judicial proceedings are in progress.
Any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, used or operated by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution.
It is not an offense for a nonstudent adult to possess a firearm, if such firearm is contained within a private vehicle operated by the adult and is not handled by such adult, or by any other person acting with the expresses or implied consent of such adult, while such vehicle is on school property.
On the grounds of any public park, playground, civic center or other building facility, area or property owned, used or operated by any municipal, county or state government, or instrumentality thereof, for recreational purposes.
An individual, corporation, business entity or government entity or agent thereof is authorized to prohibit possession of weapons by any person otherwise authorized by this subsection, at meetings conducted by, or on premises owned, operated, managed or under control of such individual, corporation, business entity or government entity. Notice of such prohibition shall be posted or announced.


Edit:
http://www.gunlaws.com/links/linkstn.htm
http://www.state.tn.us/safety/handguns.html
http://www.firearmslawcenter.org/content/tennessee.asp

[No4Mk1*]

TN and GA do recognize each other's permits. In fact, GA recognizes any states that will in turn recognize a GA permit.

About the Tennessee law...

From http://www.tennesseefirearms.com/

...Title 70 of the Tennessee Code (the wildlife resources act) prohibits possession of firearms in areas "inhabited by big game." (Except to hunt of course)


This one says no firearms on WMA's except to hunt...
http://www.state.tn.us/twra/hunt001d.html

"...Individuals authorized to carry handguns (those with handgun permits) may not carry their sidearms within Wildlife Management Areas except on authorized hunts and then only during specified hunting hours. "


My interpretation: Since deer are all over the place and there are many urban areas off limits to CCW, It seems the only place where a Tennessee permit is of any use is in Georgia. Maybe if TN allows you to have a pistol in your car with the permit then it might be worth something, but even this is depressing since in GA a pistol is legal in your car loaded in the glove box, console or in plain view even without a permit.

Hopefully this is not as it seems.