It is Day One of Tennessee’s permitless carry law. The law allows non-felons over the age of 21 to open or concealed carry a handgun without a carry permit.Governor Bill Lee signed the permitless carry bill, also known as constitutional carry, into law on June 2.Prior to the change, handgun owners had to apply for a carry permit to concealed carry or an enhanced carry permit to open carry.Tennessee joins more than 20 states that have passed permitless carry laws.