I'll help you: Take a look at subsection H part 1.
39-17-1311. Carrying weapons on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers and other public recreational buildings and grounds.
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39-17-1311. Carrying weapons on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers and other public recreational buildings and grounds.
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- (a) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with the intent to go armed, any weapon prohibited by § 39-17-1302(a), not used solely for instructional, display or sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in or on the grounds of any public park, playground, civic center or other building facility, area or property owned, used or operated by any municipal, county or state government, or instrumentality thereof, for recreational purposes.
- (b) (1) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the following persons:
- (A) Persons employed in the army, air force, navy, coast guard or marine service of the United States or any member of the Tennessee national guard when in discharge of their official duties and acting under orders requiring them to carry arms or weapons;
- (B) Civil officers of the United States in the discharge of their official duties;
- (C) Officers and soldiers of the militia and the national guard when called into actual service;
- (D) Officers of the state, or of any county, city or town, charged with the enforcement of the laws of the state, in the discharge of their official duties;
- (E) Any pupils who are members of the reserve officers training corps or pupils enrolled in a course of instruction or members of a club or team, and who are required to carry arms or weapons in the discharge of their official class or team duties;
- (F) Any private police employed by the municipality, county, state or instrumentality thereof in the discharge of their duties;
- (G) A registered security guard/officer, who meets the requirements of title 62, chapter 35, while in the performance of the officer's duties;
- (H)
- (i) Persons possessing a handgun, who are authorized to carry the handgun pursuant to § 39-17-1351, while within or on a public park, natural area, historic park, nature trail, campground, forest, greenway, waterway, or other similar public place that is owned or operated by the state, a county, a municipality, or instrumentality of the state, a county, or municipality;
- (ii) Subdivision (b)(1)(H)(i) shall not apply if the permit holder:
- (a) Possessed a handgun in the immediate vicinity of property that was, at the time of possession, in use by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents, or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution for the purpose of conducting an athletic event or other school-related activity on an athletic field, permanent or temporary, including but not limited to, a football or soccer field, tennis court, basketball court, track, running trail, Frisbee field, or similar multi-use field; and
- (b) Knew or should have known the athletic activity or school-related activity described in subdivision (b)(1)(H)(ii)(a) was taking place on the property; or
- (c) Failed to take reasonable steps to leave the area of the athletic event or school-related activity after being informed of or becoming aware of its use;
- (b) (1) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the following persons: