How buying a gun in Jackson works
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Tennessee law allows.
A trigger group is a part and ships to your door in every state; the rules below apply to the rifles and lowers in the catalogue. Tennessee has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. You complete ATF Form 4473 at the Tennessee dealer you name and pay their transfer fee. Dealers run the check through the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's instant check system, which charges a small fee per transaction. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun, 18 for a long gun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Jackson-area buyers:
- Medon
- Three Way
- Humboldt
- Bells
- Brownsville
- Henderson
- Lexington
- Milan
Carrying a gun in Madison County
Tennessee has allowed permitless handgun carry since July 2021 for adults 21 and over, and for 18 to 20-year-olds with military service, openly or concealed. Schools, courthouses and posted property stay off limits. The enhanced and concealed handgun carry permits are still issued by the Department of Safety and are worth holding for reciprocity and for some posted locations.
Hunting near Jackson
Tennessee's gun deer season opens on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and runs into early January, with muzzleloader and archery seasons ahead of it. Wild hogs are not a game animal in Tennessee and may not be hunted on most public land, so check the TWRA rules before you plan on them. Most of the state is Unit L with a generous antlerless allowance, and a separate CWD unit in the southwest has its own rules. Centerfire rifles and handguns, shotguns and muzzleloaders are all legal for deer.
Madison County is West Tennessee farmland and river bottom between Memphis and Nashville, Unit L with generous antlerless days and the Forked Deer bottoms full of deer.
West Tennessee's farm-country whitetail are hunted from stands over crop fields, and the local ARs mostly wear four-pound triggers for hogs and coyotes.
Public shooting ranges near Jackson
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you drive out to test a trigger.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.