Tennessee Passes Reform Of Defense To Prosecution For NFA Owners
By Ammoland
TUCSON, ARIZ. –-(Ammoland.com)- In a major advance for National Firearms Act (NFA) gun owners, the Tennessee Legislature resoundingly passed Senate Bill 181 and House Bill 136 (companion bills), which reform Tennessee’s so-called “Defense to Prosecution Law” (DTP).
DTP laws say that NFA items are technically illegal, but that the owner has a defense to prosecution if the item is registered with the BATFE pursuant to the National Firearms Act.
The practical effect is that a person arrested for possession of an NFA item in a DTP state …read more
Via:: AmmoLand
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