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This bill amends Tennessee law to establish robust legal protections for individual Second Amendment and Tennessee constitutional gun rights by creating a comprehensive civil remedy mechanism for citizens whose firearm rights are infringed upon by government entities or officials. The bill defines constitutional gun rights violations and provides individuals, advocacy organizations, and other interested parties the ability to file civil lawsuits against government actors who improperly restrict firearm rights, with potential remedies including actual or statutory damages of $250 per day of violation, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and court costs. Additionally, the bill allows for injunctive relief to stop ongoing constitutional violations and provides that knowingly violating these provisions could constitute grounds for removing a government official from office. Importantly, the law specifies that government entities can still enforce constitutional laws and regulations, but any law determined by a court to violate state or federal constitutions would be prohibited. The bill aims to create a strong deterrent against potential government overreach in regulating firearms by establishing significant legal and financial consequences for unconstitutional actions.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0819&ga=114