Tennessee Firearms Assoc. Inc.

A friend of mine wants to get his HCP, but he had a DUI back in 2006. This is how the law reads:

"The applicant has not been convicted of the offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant in this or any other State two (2) or more times within ten (10) years from the date of application and that none of such convictions has occurred within five (5) years from the date of application or renewal. "

He has only had this one DUI, does this exclude him from being able to apply for a permit, since it was in the last 5 years? The way both he and I interpreted the wording was that you had to have 2 DUIs or more before you were disqualified.

"...and that none of such convictions has occurred within five (5) years from the date of application or renewal."

I believe that this precludes application at this time.

Under the statute, there must be at least TWO DUI's in the preceding 10 years. The "and" is conjunctive and requires that at least one of them be in the last five years.

You could have 10 DUI's in years 6 through 10 and it would not matter. You could have only one and it would not matter.

Awesome. The more legally armed citizens I have around me the more I like it. Thanks for your help. I signed up for a year earlier today, I'll see about attending the next meeting.

Welcome aboard! Didn't I refer you here from AR15.com?

David

AR15 is a great site but the mission of the TFA is slightly different. Hope you stay and build your grassroots toolbox.

The statute does not say and in most instances the time differential should not be long enough to be material.