Tennessee SB1094 establishes a revocable voluntary waiver of firearms rights program to prevent violence by persons with mental illness.

Tennessee SB1094 amends Tennessee Code to create a revocable voluntary waiver of firearms rights program. Enrollees can voluntarily waive their firearms rights to prevent purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms. Enrollees can revoke their waiver by submitting a form to the circuit court clerk, who verifies identity and forwards the form to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Department of Safety. The TBI must notify the enrollee, inform designated guardian angels, destroy records, and remove the enrollee from the national instant criminal background check system.

Tennessee SB1094 establishes a revocable voluntary waiver of firearms rights program to prevent violence by persons with mental illness.

Tennessee SB1094 amends Tennessee Code to create a revocable voluntary waiver of firearms rights program. Enrollees can voluntarily waive their firearms rights to prevent purchase, possession, or transportation of firearms. Enrollees can revoke their waiver by submitting a form to the circuit court clerk, who verifies identity and forwards the form to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Department of Safety. The TBI must notify the enrollee, inform designated guardian angels, destroy records, and remove the enrollee from the national instant criminal background check system.