FFL Dealers in Tennessee
1,255 federally licensed firearms dealers across Tennessee, from the ATF’s published licensee list. Pick a city for names, addresses and phone numbers.
This is the ATF licensee list — who holds a licence and where. It is not opening hours, not transfer fees, and not a guarantee that a given dealer handles private-party transfers. Call before you drive.
What Tennessee requires for a private transfer
- Tennessee does not require a private sale to go through a licensed dealer. Using one anyway is what puts a background check and a paper trail behind the sale — which is the part that protects the seller if the firearm later turns up somewhere it should not.
- Transfers between immediate family members are generally exempt in Tennessee, though documenting one is still worth doing.
- Permitless concealed carry expanded 2024.
Cities in Tennessee
- Knoxville48
- Memphis39
- Nashville32
- Chattanooga31
- Clarksville27
- Crossville21
- Kingsport20
- Maryville19
- Cleveland18
- Cookeville18
- Johnson City17
- Columbia15
- Lebanon14
- Murfreesboro14
- Franklin13
- Morristown13
- Bristol12
- Jackson12
- Dickson11
- Greeneville11
- Rogersville11
- Sevierville11
- Sparta11
- Athens10
- Mount Juliet10
- Soddy Daisy10
- Dyersburg9
- Gallatin9
- Hixson9
- Jamestown9
- Lenoir City9
- Newport9
- Oak Ridge9
- Cordova8
- Elizabethton8
- Fayetteville8
- Lewisburg8
- Millington8
- Mountain City8
- Pulaski8
- Savannah8
- Selmer8
- Union City8
Another 644 Tennessee dealers are in towns with fewer than 8 licensees each, so they do not have a page of their own. Search by ZIP code to find those.
Doing the transfer itself
A dealer handles the background check. The bill of sale, both parties’ records and a permanent copy of the paperwork are what Gun Transfer does — $50 flat, about ten minutes.
How it works