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TheRoadWarrior · April 8, 2011, 01:40 PM

I want my wife to get her CCW in TN, but I found a law about no weapons on playgrounds and rec buildings or parks. The whole purpose of her being armed is to protect our children and ourselves from muggers/rapist kidnapping etc. and playgrounds and parks are common areas children are abducted or muggings occur. Is it legal through intent of self defense?

39-17-1311. Carrying weapons on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers and other public recreational buildings and grounds. -

(a) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with the intent to go armed, any weapon prohibited by § 39-17-1302(a), not used solely for instructional, display or sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in or on the grounds of any public park, playground, civic center or other building facility, area or property owned, used or operated by any municipal, county or state government, or instrumentality thereof, for recreational purposes.

I saw in the news lately that a college student was raped at gunpoint on campus because she could not carry her concealed weapon...but the criminals can! After the fact now, she can carry her weapon on campus, but she was raped and the criminal raped and killed another girl a week after her in the same college! All I think about it how that could have been my daughter.

April 8, 2011, 01:40 PM	#1
TheRoadWarrior Member Join Date: January 22, 2011 Posts: 35	TN CCW law Question I want my wife to get her CCW in TN, but I found a law about no weapons on playgrounds and rec buildings or parks. The whole purpose of her being armed is to protect our children and ourselves from muggers/rapist kidnapping etc. and playgrounds and parks are common areas children are abducted or muggings occur. Is it legal through intent of self defense? 39-17-1311. Carrying weapons on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers and other public recreational buildings and grounds. - (a) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with the intent to go armed, any weapon prohibited by § 39-17-1302(a), not used solely for instructional, display or sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in or on the grounds of any public park, playground, civic center or other building facility, area or property owned, used or operated by any municipal, county or state government, or instrumentality thereof, for recreational purposes. I saw in the news lately that a college student was raped at gunpoint on campus because she could not carry her concealed weapon...but the criminals can! After the fact now, she can carry her weapon on campus, but she was raped and the criminal raped and killed another girl a week after her in the same college! All I think about it how that could have been my daughter.