• Background Check Required?
  • Private Sale: No, Tennessee does not generally require a background check for private sales between unlicensed individuals.
  • Licensed Dealer: Yes, federally licensed dealers must conduct a background check before completing the transfer.
• Waiting Period: None.
• Registration Requirement: None.
• Permit Required (to purchase): None.
• Concealed Carry Permit: None.
• Magazine Capacity Limits: None.
• Assault Weapons Limits: None.

Source: T.C.A. §§ 39-17-1307, 39-17-1351, 39-17-1366, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)

• If under the legal age.
• If convicted of a felony.
• If renounced U.S. citizenship.
• If a fugitive from justice.
• If unlawfully using or addicted to controlled substances.
• If illegally in the country or admitted under a non-immigrant visa.
• If dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces.
• If adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to a mental institution.
• If convicted of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence.
• If subject to a qualifying court order involving harassment, stalking, or threats against an intimate partner or child.

Source: Tenn. Code § 39-17-1307, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)