1. (1) Commercially Manufactured Ammunition – Ammunition manufactured by a company and/or business properly licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
2. (2) Commissioner – The Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety.
3. (3) Department – The Tennessee Department of Safety.
4. (4) Director – A person designated by the Commissioner to plan, organize, and administer the Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit Safety Program.
5. (5) Enhanced Handgun Safety Course – A course of instruction outlined herein which provides education in the fundamentals of handgun safety and the use and operation of handguns for non-police residents of Tennessee.
6. (6) Enhanced Handgun Safety Program – A Department approved Handgun Safety Course as required by T.C.A. § 39-17-1351 as amended.
7. (7) Enhanced Handgun Safety School – A private organization, individual, corporation, governmental body, or other public entity approved by the Department to conduct Enhanced Handgun Safety Courses.
8. (8) Eye Protection – Meets or exceeds American National Standard Institute (ANSI) 87.1 Standard.
9. (9) Firing Line – A line, from which, gunfire is directed toward targets. HANDGUN SAFETY PROGRAM
10. (10) Firing Range – A location, at which, firearms training is conducted with live ammunition.
11. (11) Hearing Protection – Meets or exceeds ANSI S3.19-1974 Standards.
12. (12) Instructor – An individual either approved by the Department to conduct an Enhanced Handgun Safety Course for private entities, or a full-time, salaried, POST certified law enforcement officer approved as a firearm instructor by the chief administrative officer of their agency and who conducts Enhanced Handgun Safety Courses for their agency or another Enhanced Handgun Safety School.
13. (13) POST – Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
14. (14) Range Safety Officer – Any person who supervises range activities and range operations.
15. (15) Student – Any person enrolled in an Enhanced Handgun Safety School.
16. (16) Unprofessional Conduct – Conduct detrimental to the best interests of the public, including conduct contrary to recognized standards that endangers the health, safety or welfare of a participant in the program or the public.
17. (17) Workday – Any day when the Department offices are open to the public.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-2009 and 39-17-1351. Administrative History: Original rule filed January 25, 1995; effective April 10, 1995. Amendment filed September 16, 1996; effective January 28, 1997. Amendments filed December 19, 2024; to have become effective March 19, 2025. However, the Government Operations Committee filed a 15-day stay of the effective date of the rules on February 26, 2025; new effective date April 3, 2025.