Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Knox County. Knoxville lies in the Tennessee Valley, where the Holston and French Broad rivers merge to form the Tennessee River. The city is home to the University of Tennessee, the Sunsphere, and the Old City, with the Great Smoky Mountains rising to the southeast and the Cumberland Mountains to the northwest. Orders ship to FFL dealers in the area.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Tennessee law allows.
Tennessee requires no purchase permit or waiting period, but the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation conducts the background check through the TICS system. Federal age rules apply: 21 for handguns and 18 for long guns. A Tennessee handgun carry permit does not replace the background check, as it is not a federal alternative, so expect a TICS check on every dealer purchase.
Dealers in these communities all work for Knoxville-area buyers:
Tennessee allows permitless carry of a handgun, openly or concealed, by eligible adults, with the age lowered to 18 following litigation and 2024-2025 permit statute changes. The law applies to handguns only. The Department of Safety and Homeland Security issues enhanced and concealed handgun carry permits, valid for eight years, with the enhanced permit offering the widest recognition in other states.
The statewide gun season for deer runs November 21, 2026 to January 3, 2027, with archery opening earlier and muzzleloader season preceding the gun opener. Archery gear is legal during muzzleloader and gun seasons, and straight-walled rifle cartridges of .35 caliber or larger are allowed on private land during the second week of muzzleloader season. The statewide bag limit is two antlered deer, one per day, with antlerless limits set by unit. Wild hogs are a nuisance species with no hunting season, and only landowners and their designees may remove them.
Knox County is in Deer Management Unit 5, with tighter antlerless days than the plateau. The John Sevier Hunter Education Center is the agency range, and Chuck Swan State Forest is forty minutes north across Norris Lake.
Ijams Nature Center and the Urban Wilderness quarries are just south of downtown, while the Tennessee River flows past Neyland Stadium, popular on game weekends.
Public ranges on the city pages are operated or listed by the state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most require a license or a day pass and close on some weekdays; check the agency page first.
Source: State wildlife agency and public-land range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Farragut, Alcoa, Maryville, Knoxville or anywhere in Knox County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation runs a TICS check on every dealer sale, and the state permit does not qualify as a federal alternative.
Tennessee allows eligible adults to carry a handgun openly or concealed without a permit. The law covers handguns only, and the enhanced permit is still worth having for travel.
Not as game. Wild hogs are classed as a nuisance species with no season, and removal is limited to landowners and their designees under TWRA rules.
Most states set a minimum caliber or cartridge for deer handguns that 9mm does not meet. Use a rifle, or a handgun the state's regulations allow.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our buying guide and check with Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security or a local attorney about your own situation.