Bill would reduce Handgun Permits in Tennessee

This week, an “administration” bill was presented in a Senate Committee that has the effect of cutting the existing handgun permit fees charged to Tennesseans by more than half over time. That bill was approved by the Senate Committee members on a 9-0 vote with no significant debate.
John Harris, Executive Director of the Tennessee Firearms Association, stated, “The current permit costs $115 and is good for four years. This bill reduces the state fee to $100 and extends the permit to an eight year permit.”
Public records obtained by the Tennessee Firearms Association from the Tennessee Department of Safety shows that from 2008 to 2014 the state of Tennessee has charged and collected $52,701,104 from citizens who were applying for state handgun permits.
However, those same state reports show that it only cost the Department of Safety $35,166,452 to fully administer that program.