On August 30, 2023, a three-judge panel of Tennessee judges ruled that the case of
Stephen L. Hughes, et al. v. Bill Lee, et al.,
Gibson Chancery No: 24475 that the claims by the plaintiffs which
assert that Tennessee’s existing statutes that make it a crime to carry a
firearm in a public park, greenway, campground and other facilities
identified in the “parks statute” (Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-1311)
can move forward against Bill Lee in his capacity as the Governor of the
State of Tennessee and against Jonathan Skrmetti, in his capacity as
the state’s appointed Attorney General.
Full story including the Court's opinion.
