TN House Votes To Allow 18-Year-Olds To Carry Guns

Nashville’s NBC News affiliate reports:

A bill that would lower the age to carry a handgun in Tennessee from 21 to 18 passed the House on Thursday.

Bill sponsor Rep. Chris Todd, R-Madison County [photo], said that House Bill 1735 is about protecting the constitutional rights of 18-year-olds who can vote and enlist in the military. The bill passed by a 64-28 vote.

Tennessee law allows for permitless carry for those ages 21 and older and, last year, it was sued over the restriction for ages 18, 19 and 20 by the Firearms Policy Coalition.

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Yet 18 year old high school or college kids are too young to hear “divisive concepts” in school or they aren’t ready to read books that say “damn” or “gay.”???? https://t.co/Q3LYz7LLjc

— Rep. Gloria Johnson (@VoteGloriaJ) April 21, 2022