Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-17-1322 — Defenses
Tennessee·Title 39
(a)A person shall not be charged with or convicted of a violation under this part if the person possessed, displayed or employed a handgun in justifiable self-defense or in justifiable defense of another during the commission of a crime in which that person or the other person defended was a victim.
(b)A person who discharges a firearm within the geographical limits of a municipality shall not be deemed to have violated any ordinance in effect or be subject to any citation or fine the municipality may impose for discharging a firearm within the limits of the municipality if it is determined that when the firearm was discharged the person was acting in justifiable self-defense, defense of property, defense of another, or to prevent a criminal offense from occurring.
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State of Tennessee v. Joshua W. Chambers
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Legislative History
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 599,s 1, eff. 3/23/2018. Acts 1994, ch. 943, § 1.
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