Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires, if the respondent on an order of protection dispossesses firearms by transferring possession to a third party who is not prohibited from possessing firearms, the respondent to specify the third party and the physical address where all firearms are located on the affidavit of firearms dispossession form; requires the third party to sign the affidavit of firearms dispossession form to acknowledge receipt of the firearms. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6.

SB 1244 (Tennessee) requires domestic violence respondents who transfer firearms to a third party (instead of surrendering them to authorities) to specify the third party’s name and the exact physical address where firearms are stored on the dispossession affidavit. The third party must also sign the form to confirm receipt of the firearms. This amendment to Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-3-625(f)(3) applies specifically to cases involving orders of protection and aims to improve tracking of firearms in domestic violence situations. The bill does not change existing prohibitions on firearm possession but adds transparency requirements for third-party transfers.