Tenn. Code § 39-17-1320 : CRIMINAL OFFENSES — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE — WEAPONS —17-1320 - Providing handguns to juveniles - Penalties TEXT PDF (a) It is an offense for a person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly to provide a handgun with or without remuneration to any person that the person providing the handgun knows or has reason to believe is a juvenile in violation of § 39-17-1319. (b) It is an offense for a parent or guardian intentionally, knowingly or recklessly to provide a handgun to a juvenile or permit a juvenile to possess a handgun, if the parent or guardian knows of a substantial risk that the juvenile will use a handgun to commit a felony. (c) Unlawfully providing or permitting a juvenile to possess a handgun in violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor and in violation of subsection (b) is a Class D felony. T.C.A. § 39-17-1320 Acts 1994, ch. 802, § 1.