Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (2024)

Unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon

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Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 973,s 3, eff. 7/1/2024.

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 784,s 19, eff. 7/1/2024.

Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 108, Secs.s 1, s 13 eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 903, s 4, eff. 7/1/2018.

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 903, s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.

Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 475, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.

Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 202, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.

Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 870, s 1, eff. 7/1/2014.

Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 647, s 5, eff. 7/1/2014.

Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 647, s 4, eff. 7/1/2014.

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1029, § 6; 2007 , ch. 412, § 1; 2007 , ch. 594, § 3; 2008 , ch. 1166, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1176, § 1; 2009 , ch. 431, § 1; 2009 , ch. 455, § 6; 2010 , ch. 793, § 1; 2012 , ch. 726, § 1.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 256 cases (94 in the last 5 years), 1992–2026 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 79 S.W.3d 522 (Tenn. 2002).
State v. Johnson, 79 S.W.3d 522 (Tenn. 2002). · cites it 23× “, following a conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, can he be convicted of a violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (b)(l)(A), or is he allowed to possess a handgun?” See Tenn.”
State of Tennessee v. Christopher Minor, 546 S.W.3d 59 (Tenn. 2018). · cites it 4× “8 Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (c)(1) (2014).”
State v. Black, 924 S.W.2d 912 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 8× “” T.C.A. § 39-17-1307 (1991). The appellant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for evading arrest.”
State v. Reid, 213 S.W.3d 792 (Tenn. 2006). · cites it 4× “§ 39-17-1308 (2003). In our view, the ownership of these weapons, standing alone, does not constitute a crime.”
Rigger v. State, 341 S.W.3d 299 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010). · cites it 8× “” The petitioner claims that the warrant fatally failed to allege that he carried the weapon with the intent to go armed, citing Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1307. That code section proscribes as an offense a person’s carrying “with the intent to go armed a firearm.”
State v. Turner, 297 S.W.3d 155 (Tenn. 2009). · cites it 4× “" The conditions of Defendant's parole in both Kentucky and Tennessee also prohibited possession of a weapon, see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (b)(1)(B) (2006), and required Defendant to obey federal, state, and local laws.”
State v. Bledsoe, 226 S.W.3d 349 (Tenn. 2007). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(l)(A) (1997).”
State v. Richardson, 875 S.W.2d 671 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “” Here, the defendant does not dispute the fact that the convictions for aggravated assault and attempt to commit first degree murder are separate and distinct offenses.”
Bryan Range v. Attorney Gen. United States, 69 F.4th 96 (3d Cir. 2023). “, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (c)(1)(C). 36 in these statutes promote “the benefits of federalism: experi- mentation, localism, and to some extent, decentralization”130— so much so that the Supreme Court itself has acknowledged the significance of Congress’s decision “to defer…”
State of Tennessee v. Guy Alvin Williamson, 368 S.W.3d 468 (Tenn. 2012). · cites it 2× “See generally Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (2006) (prohibiting a person from *481 "carr[ying a firearm] with the intent to go armed" and prohibiting persons convicted of certain offenses from possessing firearms).”
Dixon v. State, 934 S.W.2d 69 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(c)(1). Therefore, because merger was not appropriate in this case, the Petitioner’s counsel was not ineffective in failing to get the two convictions merged.”
State of Tennessee v. Anthony R. Smith, Jr., 495 S.W.3d 271 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). · cites it 8× “Defendant argued that because Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1307 did not provide a definition of “felony drug offense” and because there was no case law directly on point, that the court should look to the persuasive authority of the sentencing statutes, such as…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(2): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Lacy Frank Walls, III, No. M2024-01603-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 2, 2026).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(B)(1): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Brandon Lee May, No. E2024-00761-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 10, 2025).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(a): 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Antoine Perrier, No. W2015-01642-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 6, 2016).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(a)(1): 8 cases
United States v. Street, 614 F.3d 228 (6th Cir. 2010).
State of Tennessee v. Corey Danielle Wellman, No. M2008-01843-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 22, 2009).
State of Tennessee v. Arthur Jay Hirsch, No. M2016-00321-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 28, 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Eddie Smith, No. W2018-01509-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. June 30, 2020).
David Von Brown v. State of Tennessee, No. W2019-02181-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 11, 2020).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(a)(2): 2 cases
State v. Williams, 854 S.W.2d 904 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993).
State v. Clifford Cox, No. 01C01-9705-CC-00191 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 21, 1998).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(a)(2)(A): 1 case
Rigger v. State, 341 S.W.3d 299 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010). “” The petitioner claims that the warrant fatally failed to allege that he carried the weapon with the intent to go armed, citing Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1307. That code section proscribes as an offense a person’s carrying “with the intent to go armed a firearm.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(a)(l): 1 case
Rigger v. State, 341 S.W.3d 299 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010). “” The petitioner claims that the warrant fatally failed to allege that he carried the weapon with the intent to go armed, citing Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1307. That code section proscribes as an offense a person’s carrying “with the intent to go armed a firearm.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b): 11 cases
State v. Johnson, 79 S.W.3d 522 (Tenn. 2002). “, following a conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, can he be convicted of a violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (b)(l)(A), or is he allowed to possess a handgun?” See Tenn.”
Cole v. Campbell, 968 S.W.2d 274 (Tenn. 1998).
State v. Ferguson, 106 S.W.3d 665 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003).
State Of Tennessee v. Vincent Edward Crowson, Jr., No. M2021-00321-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 27, 2022).
State of Tennessee v. Charles Hubert Russell, No. M2025-00261-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 31, 2026).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(1): 24 cases
State v. Black, 924 S.W.2d 912 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “” T.C.A. § 39-17-1307 (1991). The appellant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for evading arrest.”
State v. Johnson, 79 S.W.3d 522 (Tenn. 2002). “, following a conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, can he be convicted of a violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (b)(l)(A), or is he allowed to possess a handgun?” See Tenn.”
State of Tennessee v. Jason Kevin Dedreux, No. E2021-00786-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 14, 2022).
David Scott Blackwell v. Bill Haslam, No. M2012-01991-COA-R3-CV, 2013 WL 3379364 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 28, 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Delarris Jones, No. W2015-01085-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. June 6, 2016).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(1)(A): 55 cases
State v. Johnson, 79 S.W.3d 522 (Tenn. 2002). “, following a conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, can he be convicted of a violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (b)(l)(A), or is he allowed to possess a handgun?” See Tenn.”
State of Tennessee v. Brandon Dewayne Theus, No. W2016-01626-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 12, 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Erskine Any Hunt, Jr., No. E2018-00500-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 21, 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Benjamin Foust, No. E2017-02420-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 15, 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Zachary Frank Farris, No. W2021-01400-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 28, 2022).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(1)(B): 24 cases
State v. Ferguson, 106 S.W.3d 665 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003).
David Scott Blackwell v. Bill Haslam, No. M2011-00588-COA-R3-CV, 2012 WL 113655 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 11, 2012).
State of Tennessee v. Charles Hubert Russell, No. M2025-00261-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 31, 2026).
State of Tennessee v. James Clark McKenzie, No. E2021-00445-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. June 23, 2022).
State of Tennessee v. Corey Young, No. W2020-01173-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 14, 2022).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(1)(a): 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Lorenzo Romell Brown, 726 S.W.3d 184 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
Bruce Elliot v. State of Tennessee, No. M2012-01266-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. Nov. 26, 2013).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(2): 7 cases
State v. Black, 924 S.W.2d 912 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “” T.C.A. § 39-17-1307 (1991). The appellant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for evading arrest.”
Rigger v. State, 341 S.W.3d 299 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010). “” The petitioner claims that the warrant fatally failed to allege that he carried the weapon with the intent to go armed, citing Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1307. That code section proscribes as an offense a person’s carrying “with the intent to go armed a firearm.”
State of Tennessee v. Kenyon Demario Reynolds, Alias, No. E2021-00066-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 31, 2022).
State of Tennessee v. Corey Young, No. W2020-01173-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 14, 2022).
Tondreon Bowles v. State of Tennessee, No. W2021-00808-CCA-R3-PC (Tenn. Crim. App. July 25, 2022).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(3): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Charles Hubert Russell, No. M2025-00261-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 31, 2026).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(l)(A): 6 cases
State v. Johnson, 79 S.W.3d 522 (Tenn. 2002). “, following a conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, can he be convicted of a violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307 (b)(l)(A), or is he allowed to possess a handgun?” See Tenn.”
State v. Bledsoe, 226 S.W.3d 349 (Tenn. 2007). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(l)(A) (1997).”
State v. Black, 924 S.W.2d 912 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “” T.C.A. § 39-17-1307 (1991). The appellant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for evading arrest.”
United States v. Edward Young, 766 F.3d 621 (6th Cir. 2014).
Harris v. United States, 793 F. Supp. 754 (M.D. Tenn. 1992).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(l)(B): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Anthony R. Smith, Jr., 495 S.W.3d 271 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “Defendant argued that because Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1307 did not provide a definition of “felony drug offense” and because there was no case law directly on point, that the court should look to the persuasive authority of the sentencing statutes, such as…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(b)(l)(a): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Bruce Elliot, 366 S.W.3d 139 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(c): 4 cases
State v. Denton, 938 S.W.2d 373 (Tenn. 1996).
State of Tennessee v. Antonio Thomas, No. E2017-02378-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 15, 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Antoine Perrier, No. W2015-01642-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 6, 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Brandon Dewayne Theus, No. W2016-01626-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. July 12, 2017).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(c)(1): 14 cases
Dixon v. State, 934 S.W.2d 69 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(c)(1). Therefore, because merger was not appropriate in this case, the Petitioner’s counsel was not ineffective in failing to get the two convictions merged.”
State of Tennessee v. Lajuan Harbison, No. E2015-00700-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 19, 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Toran Harper, No. W2017-00875-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 6, 2019).
State of Tennessee v. Antony Olivo, No. W2019-00530-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 15, 2020).
State of Tennessee v. Dylan Ray Thompson, No. W2024-01541-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 7, 2025).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(c)(1)(2012): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Dejuan Koshief Roberts, No. M2012-02730-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 25, 2014).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(c)(2): 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Roderick Sammual Chadwick, No. M2008-02270-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 21, 2010).
State of Tennessee v. Erique Richardson, No. W2012-01866-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 28, 2014).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(c)(l): 2 cases
State v. Richardson, 875 S.W.2d 671 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). “” Here, the defendant does not dispute the fact that the convictions for aggravated assault and attempt to commit first degree murder are separate and distinct offenses.”
Dixon v. State, 934 S.W.2d 69 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(c)(1). Therefore, because merger was not appropriate in this case, the Petitioner’s counsel was not ineffective in failing to get the two convictions merged.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(d)(2): 4 cases
State of Tennessee v. Demetrius M. Clark, No. W2011-00524-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Nov. 19, 2012).
State of Tennessee v. Demetria Nance, No. E2010-00955-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 20, 2011).
State of Tennessee v. Danny Wilkerson, No. W2014-00324-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 5, 2015).
United States v. Brooks, 468 F. App'x 623 (7th Cir. 2012).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(f): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Ethan Allen Compton, No. M2025-00217-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 7, 2026).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(f)(1)(A): 3 cases
State of Tennessee v. Ethan Allen Compton, No. M2025-00217-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. May 7, 2026).
State of Tennessee v. Brandon Deshun McAlister, No. W2020-00651-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 22, 2021).
State of Iowa v. Eric Martin Schadl, 37 N.W.3d 337 (Iowa 2026).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(h)(1)(A): 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Bruce Antoine Cole, No. W2021-00175-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 11, 2022).
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