2015 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety and Welfare
Part 13 - Weapons
§ 39-17-1304 - Restrictions on firearm ammunition.
(a) It is an offense for any person to possess, use or attempt to use restricted firearm ammunition while committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence. A violation of this section constitutes a separate and distinct felony.
(b) It is an offense for any person or corporation to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, display for sale or use in this state any ammunition cartridge, metallic or otherwise, containing a bullet with a hollow-nose cavity that is filled with an explosive material and designed to detonate upon impact; provided, that this section shall not apply to any state or federal military unit or personnel for use in the performance of its duties.
(c) (1) A violation of subsection (a) by possession of restricted firearm ammunition is a Class E felony.
(2) A violation of subsection (a) by use or attempted use of restricted firearm ammunition is a Class D felony.
(3) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class E felony.
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