About Tennessee Guns
Tennessee Guns is a family-owned, federally licensed firearms dealer based in the Volunteer State. We have been on the ATF FFL list since 2010, and the same family has been signing the bound book the whole time. There is no call center, no overseas help desk, and no parent corporation. Just a Tennessee shop running an online catalog.
How We Started
We got our 01 FFL in 2010 because we kept getting frustrated buying online — slow shipping, transfer mistakes at the receiving FFL, customer service that bounced you between three departments before someone admitted they did not know the answer. We figured we could do it better. Fifteen years and tens of thousands of transfers later, the bar has not changed: pick the gun, ship it correctly, and answer the phone when it rings.
What We Stock
23,000+ products and counting across the categories that matter — AR-15s and AR pistols, 1911s, modern striker-fired pistols, bolt action rifles for hunters and precision shooters, lever actions, shotguns, revolvers, Class 3 NFA items, black powder, ammunition, optics, and the parts you need to build or upgrade. Brands we carry are brands we have actually shot. We do not stock the cheap imports that show up on big-box shelves and we do not deal in counterfeit or restamped surplus.
What We Do Not Do
We do not run a physical retail counter you can walk into. Online catalog only — the savings on retail overhead are why our pricing stays sharp. We do not run a shooting range or training program (Tennessee already has plenty of good ones — Outpost Armory, Frontier Firearms, Goodlettsville Gun Shop, and Bud’s in Sevierville are all worth a visit). We do not sell ammo to states that have ammo registration. We do not sell suppressors to NFA-banned states. And we do not sell anything that we know will get refused at the receiving FFL.
How We Work
- Federal compliance comes first. Every transfer is logged, every shipment goes to a verified FFL, every receipt is kept per ATF rules.
- Discreet packaging on every shipment. Plain outer box, no manufacturer logos, no contents description on the label.
- Real human email at [email protected]. Most replies come back inside 4 business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM Central.
- Price match on identical SKUs from authorized US dealers. Show us the listing and we match.
- NFA / Class 3 desk handled by staff who have personally filed hundreds of Form 4s.
The Tennessee Tradition
The long rifles built in the Smokies a couple of centuries back were the most accurate weapons on the continent at the time, and the gunsmithing tradition never quite left this state. Tennessee passed permitless carry in 2022. There is no waiting period on long guns, no state magazine cap, no roster of approved firearms, and no “assault weapon” ban. It is a good state to be a gun owner in, and a good state to run a gun shop out of.