From what I know about Tennessee, they are gun friendly almost as much as Texans.
But they are a peaceful and honest people by and large.
My amex card: Kel-tec .380, made in FL, guar for life and equipped with the best Italian mags.
Don’t even know it’s in your pocket.
TN is very gun friendly. My son-in-law was stopped recently for speeding. The officer told him that when he ran his tag that he noticed that he has a carry permit. My SIL said “yes” and the officer asked him if he had his weapon with him. He said “no” and the officer told him that if he had a permit he needed to make sure to carry his weapon. LOL Most police here support permit holders 100%. BTW, my SIL didn’t get a ticket.
We are open or concealed carry and we are ‘shall issue’. I feel safe saying that most people here do have permits and do carry. It has come up a couple of times to let us carry without permits but so far it has been voted down. Hopefully someday we won’t be required to carry a permit when off our property or in public.