The State of Tennessee Now Reimburses Federally Licensed Gun Shops that Offer Approved Handgun Safety Courses.

The Department of Safety will pay up to $30 to approved handgun safety schools for each person who completes a handgun safety course for the first time. Gun shops would have to meet requirements set by the department to seek reimbursement and the money must be used to offset costs of handgun safety courses.

The state will be required to provide information to gun shops annually about approved safety courses. Dealers would be allowed to display signs in a prominent location in their store letting people know that the state is offsetting the cost of the course and how much it would cost after the $30 reimbursement.

The reimbursement amendment will remain in effect for a year and was written to be repealed on Jan. 1, 2025. The Department of Safety will then submit a report on how many handgun safety courses were taken in 2024 to the chair of the Judiciary Committee of the Tennessee Senate and Criminal Justice Committee in the Tennessee House by Feb. 1, 2025