| ............... | I've Completed My Handgun Safety Class, What's My Next Step?If you want a Handgun Carry Permit you must make application at any full service Driver License Station in Tennessee. Listed below is the link for the location of all driver license station locations: 1. Certificate showing you have completed your (8) hour Handgun Safety Course. 2. Proof of United States Citizenship of Lawful Permanent Residency Residency Explanation 3. Payment of $115.00 in cash, credit card, money order or certified check. (The Department of Safety will not take a personal check for an original Handgun Permit Application.) 4. You will have your picture taken. Once the application process is complete the examiner will give you written instructions on how to register to be fingerprinted. You may register on-line or by phone. Once you have registered to be fingerprinted you can go to the nearest location to be fingerprinted. Fingerprinting locations After your fingerprints have been submitted, you simply wait for your permit to arrive in the mail. Please allow the State as least sixty(60) days before you check on the status of your application, as they have ninety(90) days to issue the permit. Do not carry your handgun until you have your permit in your posession. The permit will be issued for four(4) years. It's your responsibility to keep your address current with the Department of Safety. Renewal notices are mailed as a courtesy; however , you are responsible for making sure you have applied for your renewal before your permit expires. For more information on Handgun Carry Permits in Tennessee Tn Handgun Information Americans enjoy a right that citizens of many other countries do not -- the right to own firearms. But with this right comes responsibilities. It's the gun owner's responsibility to store, operate and maintain his or her firearms safely. It's the gun owner's responsibility to learn and obey all applicable laws that pertain to the purchase, posession and use of a firearm in his or her locale. Guns are neither safe nor unsafe by themselves. When gun owners learn and practice responsible gun ownership, guns are safe. A permit to carry a handgun is not a license to use deadly force. With a permit to carry a handgun comes awesome responsibility. You are legally and finacially liable for the bullet and the damage it causes. | ............... |