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US state to allow carrying guns without permit

IANS | April 09, 2021 02:18 PM

WASHINGTON: Tennessee will become the latest US state where residents will be allowed to carry guns without a permit after Governor Bill Lee signed an "open carry" bill, a local media report said.

The "constitutional carry" law which takes effect July 1 will allow most citizens over 21 years old and legally in possession of their handguns to carry them in public without further authorisation, dpa news agency quoted the Tennessean newspaper as saying in its report.

"I signed constitutional carry today because it shouldn't be hard for law-abiding Tennesseans to exercise their (2nd Amendment) rights. Thank you members of the General Assembly and NRA for helping get this done, " the Governor tweeted on Thursday.

The bill has been backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA).

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