Tennessee “Going Armed” Gun Law Appeal Heard in Hughes v. Lee

Appeals Court Hears Challenge To Tennessee Guns Laws Struck Down As ‘Unconstitutional’

Image Credit: Kaboompics.com / Pexels ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – The Tennessee Court of Appeals will decide if a ruling declaring two state gun laws unconstitutional will stand, despite objections from some Republican lawmakers.  The laws prohibited carrying firearms in state parks and carrying a gun or club with the “intent to go armed”…

Tennessee “Going Armed” Gun Law Appeal Heard in Hughes v. Lee

Tennessee’s attempt to revive two gun-control statutes moved to the Court of Appeals on June 23, 2026, as judges heard argument in Stephen L. Hughes, et al. v. Bill Lee, et al., a major right-to-carry case challenging the state’s “Going Armed” law and its ban on carrying firearms in many public recreational areas. The case stems from a ruling by a special three-judge Chancery Court panel that declared Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1307(a)(1), the stat…