{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-1322","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1322","heading":"Defenses","body":"(a) A person shall not be charged with or convicted of a violation under this part if the person possessed, displayed or employed a handgun in justifiable self-defense or in justifiable defense of another during the commission of a crime in which that person or the other person defended was a victim.\n(b) A person who discharges a firearm within the geographical limits of a municipality shall not be deemed to have violated any ordinance in effect or be subject to any citation or fine the municipality may impose for discharging a firearm within the limits of the municipality if it is determined that when the firearm was discharged the person was acting in justifiable self-defense, defense of property, defense of another, or to prevent a criminal offense from occurring.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"1f8e59b5c775d1f7ecd2d69107349673c4d944eb57d4a508109736d74b3e1fdb","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-1321","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-17-1323"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}