Commercial sale of assault rifles.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 10-32-6
in effectSec. 10-32-6. - Commercial sale of assault rifles.
A. The commercial sale of assault rifles within the City of Memphis shall be deemed unlawful and is prohibited.
B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the commercial sale of assault rifles to:
1. Any federal, state, local law enforcement agency;
2. The United States Armed Forces or department or agency of the United States;
3. Tennessee National Guard, or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a state; or
4. A law enforcement officer.
C. This prohibition shall not apply to those pre-existing owners who can demonstrate that the commercial sale of an assault rifle was completed prior to January 1, 2025.
1. A pre-existing owner is one who, in the purchase of an assault rifle in a commercial sale prior to January 1, 2025, completed an application, passed a background check, and has a receipt or purchase order for said purchase, without regard to whether the purchaser has actual physical possession of the assault rifle and complied with any other requirements regarding the purchase and sale of weapons, codified in Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-17-1316 and 39-17-1351.
(Ord. No. 5926, § 1, 2-4-2025)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT10PUPEMOWE_CH10-32WE_S10-32-6COSAASRIFetched: 10/28/2026