State Gun Laws

A crime of violence is defined as any of the following crimes:

• any degree of murder;
• voluntary manslaughter;
• rape or aggravated rape;
• rape of a child or aggravated rape of a child;
• aggravated sexual battery;
• robbery, aggravated robbery, or especially aggravated robbery;
• burglary, aggravated burglary, or especially aggravated burglary;
• aggravated assault;
• kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, or especially aggravated kidnapping;
• carjacking;
• trafficking for commercial sex act;
• especially aggravated sexual exploitation;
• felony child abuse; or
• aggravated child abuse.¹

¹ Tenn. Code § 39-17-1301(3)