- (1) The rules, regulations, and requirements established herein are minimums and may be exceeded.
- (2) No alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs shall be brought onto, consumed, or stored on the premises of any Enhanced Handgun Training School site during classroom/range instruction.
- (3) No prohibited weapons, as defined by T.C.A. § 39-17-1302, of any type will be possessed by any person at or in the approved classroom of any site when an Enhanced Handgun Safety Course is being conducted. HANDGUN SAFETY PROGRAM
- (4) Any authorized representative of the Department shall be permitted to inspect the Enhanced Handgun Safety School site at any time during normal State business hours, as defined in T.C.A. § 4-4-105 or during the conducting of an Enhanced Handgun Safety Course.
- (5) No solicitation of students of the Enhanced Handgun Safety Course may take place while the Course is being conducted. No vendor may sponsor a course or advertise in person, video, or through printed material while the course is being conducted.
- (6) Upon request, schools must provide the Department an up-to-date schedule of Enhanced Handgun Safety training classes.
- (7) Instructors are required to report as soon as possible, but no longer than 12 hours, to the Department all serious bodily injuries which occur to participants or the public stemming from instructing the Enhanced Handgun Safety Course.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-2009 and 39-17-1360. 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.